Psalm 15 (Version 2)

Who shall ascend thy heavenly place,

Great God, and dwell before thy face?

The man that minds religion now,

And humbly walks with God below:

Whose hands are pure, whose heart is clean,

Whose lips still speak the thing they mean;

No slanders dwell upon his tongue;

He hates to do his neighbour wrong.

[Scarce will he trust an ill report,

Nor vents it to his neighbour's hurt:

Sinners of state he can despise,

But saints are honour'd in his eyes.]

[Firm to his word he ever stood,

And always makes his promise good;

Nor dares to change the thing he swears,

Whatever pain or loss he bears.]

[He never deals in bribing gold,

And mourns that justice should be sold:

While others gripe and grind the poor,

Sweet charity attends his door.]

[He loves his enemies, and prays

For those that curse him to his face;

And doth to all men still the same

That he would hope or wish from them.]

Yet when his holiest works are done,

His soul depends on grace alone;

This is the man thy face shall see,

And dwell for ever Lord, with thee.