'Tis Not the Law of Ten Commands

Verse 1

’Tis not the law of ten commands
On holy Sinai given,
Or sent to men by Moses’ hands,
Can bring us safe to heaven.

Verse 2

’Tis not the blood which Aaron spilt,
Nor smoke of sweetest smell,
Can buy a pardon for our guilt,
Or save our souls from hell.

Verse 3

Aaron the priest resigns his breath
At God’s immediate will;
And in the desert yields to death
Upon th’ appointed hill.

Verse 4

And thus on Jordan’s yonder side
The tribes of Israel stand,
While Moses bow’d his head and dy’d
Short of the promis’d land.

Verse 5

Israel rejoice, now Joshua * leads,
He’ll bring your tribes to rest;
So far the Saviour’s name exceeds
The ruler and the priest.

Verse 6

• Joshua, the same with Jesus,
  and signifies a Saviour.