Verse 1:
The Father we will ever praise, Who us redemption brought;
In heaven high our thanks will raise, through Christ’s death we are bought,
Whom God hath us in mercy giv’n From sin to reconcile;
That we by faith should live in Him, As His obedient child.
Verse 2:
In His Son, God has left us here Example we should heed,
That in like fashion, we with fear, Should suffer patiently,
As us enjoins the Word of God, To help Christ bear reproach;
In Hebrews it to us is taught, Through God, the Holy Ghost.
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“Reason dictates that persons who are truly noble and who love wisdom will honor and love only what is true. They will refuse to follow traditional viewpoints if those viewpoints are worthless...Instead, a person who genuinely loves truth must choose to do and speak what is true, even if he is threatened with death...I have not come to flatter you by this written petition, nor to impress you by my words. I have come to simply beg that you do not pass judgment until you have made an accurate and thorough investigation. Your investigation must be free of prejudice, hearsay, and any desire to please the superstitious crowds. As for us, we are convinced that you can inflict no lasting evil on us. We can only do it to ourselves by proving to be wicked people. You can kill us—but you cannot harm us.” From Justin Martyr's first apology 150 A.D. Martyred A.D. 160