Tune: Melcombe
(\'New every morning is the love\')
Colossians 3 v.18 - 4 v.1)
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Wives, submit to your own husbands
As is fit in the Lord, He sends
You help, support, grace from above
Continue here now in His love
Husbands, love your wives, and be not
Bitter against them, for your lot
Would then be poor, relations strained
With burdens hard you would be pained
Children, under your parents wing
Obey in all things, this pleasing
To the Lord, He will see, will bless
Will guide you on to holiness
Employees*, obey employers*
But not to be as men-pleasers
Nor with eye-service only when
They look upon you, see you then
But work in singleness of heart
Fearing the Lord in every part
Whate\'er you do, do heartily
To the Lord, e\'er in constancy
For of the Lord you shall receive
Reward of inheritance, see
Surpassing worldly gifts, rewards
As you focus the Lord towards
\'Tis Him you serve, though where there wrong
It shall not go unpunished long
But soon shall be repaid, for there
God shall treat all men true and fair
Employers*, give true and equal
To your employees*, e\'en to all
Knowing too you have a Master
In heaven, celestial Employer
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* \'Employees and employers\' are \'
\'masters and servants/slaves\' in original text.