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Hymn · Psalm 15

Tests of Christian Character

GALILEAN · 8.7.8.7.D · words from The Psalter, 1912 · music Joseph Barnby

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Tests of Christian Character he vil shall asks to be ex no Thy e cess house a a Thy gain; friend; guest? to slan Lord, ly that O with the ders Free 2. He 1. Who, 3. lend broth bid No Does In ing, er, ing, Thee need not y his a not es ly praise to hill de re Thy ho sires fus at shall of men. tend. rest? in proach feet the re his no es to And To Who, frien oth turn be an He He In ding, er ing, on cent of Zi who with nev good right But more fear out er He shall the the be the a Lord; moved: fear, ing ed that ev Does and win er this, men Do Wick He spurn fa right ing, vor, ly, e not walks vil up his Thee sad love the it with by him and man bring truth ap re sin proved. ward. cere. vow man speaks, Thee will speaks with he he the his he This From When ing, ver, ly, This Tho' But so not not wa light journ The Psalter, 1912 GALILEAN 8.7.8.7.D Joseph Barnby, 1911

1.Who, O Lord, with Thee abiding,
In Thy house shall be Thy guest?
Who, his feet to Zion turning,
In Thy holy hill shall rest?
He that ever walks uprightly,
Does the right without a fear,
When he speaks, he speaks not lightly,
But with truth and love sincere.

2.He that slanders not his brother,
Does no evil to a friend;
To reproaches of another
He refuses to attend.
Wicked men win not his favor,
But the good who fear the Lord;
From his vow he will not waver,
Tho' it bring him sad reward.

3.Freely to the needy lending,
No excess he asks again;
And the innocent befriending,
He desires not praise of men.
Doing this, and evil spurning,
He shall nevermore be moved:
This the man with Thee sojourning,
This the man by Thee approved.

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