The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#185

185. Let all the heathen writers join

1 Let all the heathen writers join
To form one perfect book:
Great God, if once compared with thine,
How mean their writings look!

2 Not the most perfect rules they gave
Could show one sin forgiven,
Nor lead a step beyond the grave;
But thine conducts to heaven.

3 Yet men would fain be just with God
By works their hands have wrought;
But thy commands, exceeding broad,
Extend to every thought.

4 Our faith, and love, and every grace
Fall far below thy word;
But perfect truth and righteousness
Dwell only with the Lord.

Text Information

• First Line: Let all the heathen writers join
• Author: Isaac Watts
• Publication Date: 1886
• Topic: Worship: Holy Scriptures

Tune Information

• Name: MAITLAND
• Composer: George N. Allen
• Meter: C.M.
• Key: B♭ Major
• Notes: Alternate tunes: #438, 227, or 187.