538    L.M.     W. Gadsby
The Good Man. Acts 11. 24; Rom. 4. 8-11

1 By nature, none of Adam’s race
  Can boast of goodness in God’s sight;
  Sin plunged them all in sad disgrace;
  Now nothing merely human’s right.

2 Good men there are; but, be it known,
  Their goodness dwells in Christ their Head!
  United to God’s only Son,
  Their holiness can never fade.

3 In him they stand complete and just;
  His righteousness he gives to them;
  Of this they sin, of this they boast,
  Nor law nor Satan can condemn.

4 The One-in-Three, and Three-in-One,
  Sets up his kingdom in their breasts;
  And there, to make his wonders known,
  He ever lives, and reigns, and rests.

5 Life, light, and holiness divine,
  From Jesus they by faith receive;
  The Spirit makes his graces shine,
  And gives them power in Christ to live.