The guardian of an heart sincere

Verse 1
The guardian of an heart sincere,
Firm in his own defence he stood,
More careful, more concern’d to clear
Himself, than vindicate his God,
Anxious to save his own from blame,
Regardless of Jehovah’s name.

Verse 2
Instructed by his error, Lord,
Thee, only thee we justify,
Thy will be done, thy name ador’d,
Tried, to the utmost tried, we cry,
False, and unjust let all men be,
Justice and truth are still in thee.

Hymnal/Album: Originally titled “He justified himself rather than God.”—[Job] xxxii. 2. Introduced in Charles Wesley, Short Hymns on Select Passages of the Holy Scriptures, Vol. 1 (Bristol: Farley, 1762). Published in The Poetical Works of John and Charles Wesley, Collected and Arranged by G. Osborn, Vol. 9 (London: Wesleyan-Methodist Conference Office, 1870), page 263.
Publishing: Public Domain