The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#629

629. And is the gospel peace and love?

1 And is the gospel peace and love?
Such let our conversation be;
The serpent blended with the dove
Wisdom and meek simplicity.

2 When'er the angry passions rise,
And tempt our thoughts and tongues to strife;
To Jesus let us lift our eyes,
Bright Pattern of the Christian life.

3 Dispensing good where'er he came,
The labors of his life were love;
Then if we bear the Saviour's name,
By his example let us move.

4 O, how benevolent and kind!
How mild how ready to forgive!
Be this the temper of our mind,
And these the rules by which we live.

Text Information

• First Line: And is the gospel peace and love?
• Author: Anon.
• Publication Date: 1886
• Topic: The Christian: Godly Life

Tune Information

• Name: LEBANON
• Composer: Chester G. Allen
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: E Major
• Notes: Alternate tunes: #923, 316, or 23.