Yea, as I Live, Jehovah Saith

Yea

as I live

Je­ho­vah saith

I would not have the sin­ner’s death

But that he turn from er­ror’s ways

Repent

and live through end­less days.

To us there­fore Christ gave com­mand:

“Go forth and preach in ev­ery land;

Bestow on all My par­don­ing grace

Who will re­pent and mend their ways.

“All those whose sins ye thus re­mit

I tru­ly par­don and ac­quit;

And those whose sins ye do re­tain

Condemned and guil­ty shall re­main.

What ye shall bind

that bound shall be;

What ye shall loose

that shall be free;

Unto My church the keys are giv’n

To ope and close the gates of Heav’n.

The words which ab­so­lu­tion give

Are His who died that we might live;

The min­is­ter whom Christ has sent

Is but His hum­ble in­stru­ment.

When min­is­ters lay on their hands

Absolved by Christ the sin­ner stands;

He who by grace the Word be­lieves

The pur­chase of His blood re­ceives.

All praise

eter­nal Son

to Thee

For ab­so­lu­tion full and free

In which Thou show­est forth Thy grace;

From false in­dul­gence guard our race.

Praise God the Fa­ther and the Son

And Holy Spir­it

Three in One

As ’twas

is now

and so shall be

World with­out end

eter­ni­ty!