He that is without sin among you,
let him first cast a stone at her.
John 8:7
Friendless, condemned, the outcast stood,
Arrested by the scornful Jews;
But Jesus read their hostile thoughts
It was Himself they would accuse.
Ah, Justice spake from mercy's throne--
"Who ne'er hath sinned first cast a stone."
With conscience seized by guilty fear,
The stern accusers disappear.
Ne'er blaze abroad another's sin,
Nor seek to wield reprisal's sword;
Let grace abound, but not condone,
Be stern in judgment on your own.
The man who never went astray
Hath never seen the light of day;
And he who hath no error made,
Hath ne'er made ought for human aid.
There was a Man, O praise His name,
Who could unique distinction claim;
In all His ways He never erred,
Retraced a step, recalled a word.
With Love incarnate as their Friend,
Shun not, nor scorn, with legal trend,
Nor cause the fallen added pain,
For with God's help they rise again.
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