Ye Simple Souls Who Stray

Lyrics

1. 1. Ye simple souls who stray

   Far from the path of peace,

   That lonely, unfrequented way

   To life and happiness,

   Why will ye folly love,

   And throng the downward road,

   And hate the wisdom from above,

   And mock the sons of God?

2. 2. Madness and misery

   Ye count our life beneath,

   And nothing great or good can see

   Or glorious in our death.

   But thru the Holy Ghost

   We witness better things,

   For he whose blood is all our boast

   Has made us priests and kings.

3. 3. Riches unsearchable

   In Jesus’ love we know,

   And pleasures springing from the well

   Of life our souls o’erflow.

   As we seek heav’nly bliss,

   Angels our steps attend,

   And God himself our Father is,

   And Jesus is our Friend.

4. 4. With him we walk in white;

   We in his image shine;

   Our robes are robes of glorious light,

   Our righteousness divine.

   On all the kings of earth

   With pity we look down

   And claim, in virtue of our birth,

   A never-fading crown.