So Let Our Lips and Lives Express

So let our lips and lives ex­press

The holy Gos­pel we pro­fess;

So let our works and vir­tues shine

To prove the doc­trine all di­vine.

Thus shall we best pro­claim abroad

The hon­ors of our Sav­ior God

When the sal­va­tion reigns with­in

And grace sub­dues the pow­er of sin.

Our flesh and sense must be de­nied

Passion and en­vy

lust and pride;

While jus­tice

tem­per­ance

truth

and love

Our in­ward pi­ety ap­prove.

Religion bears our spir­its up

While we ex­pect that bless­èd hope

The bright ap­pear­ance of the Lord

And faith stands lean­ing on His Word.