Sometimes the Bible seems unreal,
its people like a saintly race,
they speak with such integrity
as those immersed in Godly grace.
And how can we, within our time,
aspire to such a perfect goal
of innocence and purity,
when needing love to make us whole?
Verses 3-4 follow
Tune: BIRSTAL, FULDA
Metre: LM
Andrew Pratt (born 1948)
Words © 26/8/2012 Stainer & Bell Ltd, London, England, www.stainer.co.uk.
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