The Great Object of Life.
The soul was framed to trust
In God’s eternal might,
His Goodness love, His truth revere,
And in His works delight.
This is the law of life,
And brings unfailing peace,
Gives praise to God, deep bliss to man,
And joys that never cease.
But man has fallen thence
And lost his primal state;
For falsehood changed the light of truth
And holy love to hate.
Truth’s kingdom to restore,
From evil to redeem,
Christ came, God manifest in flesh,
And reigns in heaven supreme.
Free pardon he can give,
And by the Spirit’s might,
Create the soul to love again
The good, the true, the right.
Thus “born of God” will man
A son of God become,
And through a pilgrimage on earth
Haste to a Father’s home.