Yet who, when dealing with immortal God
Thinks merely of a bargain? True indeed,
The promise of a good the Lord will heed,
And also often the avenging rod
Scourges the sinner, as was promised us.
Yet mercy can wipe out outstanding debt
And God by massive mercy can still let
Grace pass beyond the bargain. Who can truss
God to mere justice? What is owed can be
Let pass, if creditors agree thereto:
And death for sin, accounted properly,
Is not a wage forever falling due
But penalty for bonds we broke - and so
God in his grace could let that duty go.
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