Tune: St Hugh
(\'Lord, teach us how to pray aright\')
Luke 6 v.27-25
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The rules of kingdom life Jesus
Did explain clear ot us
His Sermon on the Mount He spoke
And our spirits awoke
Some of these rules were so to do
What you want men to you
To do, do unto them also
Then they God\'s presence know
Jesus said, If you only love
Those in your own encove
What credit is it, what do you
Do more than sinners do?
For they can love, but they love those
Who love them, pick and choose
And if you only do good to
Those who do good to you
What credit more is that to you?
For even sinners do
Do good to those who good them do
Herein is nothing new
And if you lend to those you hope
To be paid back and cope
If lending only unto such
Shall not be reward much
For sinners do to sinners lend
And do seek to amend
To be repaid to full amount
Each penny they will count
But love your enemies, not sole[ly]
Your friends, but do love whole
Do good, and lend, not hoping for
To be repaid full sure
So n these things you then shall be
Children of [the] Highest, see
God as your Father, you His sons
and daughters, holy ones
For He is kind to unthankful
As well as to grateful
And kind to those who evil be
And those good constantly