To see the Law by Christ fulfilled,
To hear His pardoning voice,
Can change a slave into a child
And duty into choice.
No strength of nature can suffice
To serve the Lord aright
And what she has, she misapplies,
For want of clearer light.
How long How long benath the law I lay
How long how long I struggle to obey
Then to abstain from outward sin
Was more than I could do
Now if I feel its power within
I feel I hate it too.
Then all my servile works were done,
A righteousness to raise
Now, freely chosen in the Son,
I freely choose His ways.
Freely chosen in the Son,
I freely choose His ways.
How long, how long benath the law I lay
How long, how long I struggle to obey
How long, how long in bondage and distress
How long, how long I try without success
I try without success
The Ooooooos
To see the Law by Christ fulfilled,
To hear His pardoning voice,
Can change a slave into a child
And duty into choice.
How long, how long benath the law I lay
How long, how long I struggle to obey
How long, how long in bondage and distress
How long, how long I try without success
I try without success