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Shall we go on to sin Dead to sin by the cross of Christ, Rom. 6. 1 2 6

Isaac Watts printed it in 1707 in Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Book I, no. 106, under Romans 6:1–2, 6.

WRITTEN BY

Isaac Watts 1674–1748

PRINTED

1707 Hymns and Spiritual Songs · no. 106

METRE

Short Metre 6.6.8.6 · 3 stanzas

WRITTEN ON

Romans 6:1–2, 6 the verse printed above it

The hymn, and the Scripture in it

All 3 stanzas as Watts printed them, with the verses their lines echo beside them. Point at a line to join it to its verse; click to read the passage.

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5 echoes in 12 lines.

AMONG THE SCRIPTURES

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STANZA I

Shall we go on to sin

Because thy grace abounds,

Or crucify the Lord again,

And open all his wounds?

Where Watts found it

Watts printed the hymn under Romans 6:1–2, 6. The line that comes closest to it is marked.

1What then shall we say? Shall we continue in sin so that grace may increase? 2Certainly not! How can we who died to sin live in it any longer? 6We know that our old self was crucified with Him so that the body of sin might be rendered powerless, that we should no longer be slaves to sin. ROMANS 6:1–2, 6 · BEREAN STANDARD BIBLE READ ROMANS 6

Shall we go on to sin Because thy grace abounds, Or crucify the Lord again, And open all his wounds? STANZA I

Its place in the book

Book I of the hymn book, “Collected from the Holy Scriptures”, holds these hymns in this order: 179 hymns. This is number 106. Point at a tick to see the hymn; click it to open that hymn.

NO. 106 · ISAAC WATTS · THIS HYMN Shall we go on to sin

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