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How Long Ago the World Was Taught
LM
Suggested Tune: O WALY, WALY
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How Long ago the world was taught
the justice God would have us do;
the kindness we are told to love;
the humble walk God calls us to.
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For long before the Savior's birth,
the law and prophets made it clear
what love of God and neighbor are:
an easy yoke for us to wear.
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And now two thousand years and more
have come and gone since Jesus' birth.
He made the law and prophets his,
and passed them on with added worth.
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How long a time, how long a time!
How very clear the truth we find:
No page turned on a calendar
can make us humble, just, or kind.
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Have mercy on us, gracious God,
and turn the pages of our hearts,
to find the days and weeks and years
where living long-known teaching starts!
Text: Richard Leach, 1998.
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