Verse 1
With a believing master blest,
His equal in the Saviour’s eyes,
His brother in the Lord confest,
Shall I neglect him, or despise?
Forget the difference of estate,
And scorn at his commands to bow,
As high and low, as small and great
Were all upon a level now!

Verse 2
Rather I would with warmer zeal
My just fidelity approve,
Gladly perform his utmost will,
And love whom God is pleas’d to love,
Worthy of double honour deem
The heir of joys that never end,
And serve and cordially esteem
Whom Jesus deigns to call his friend.

Verse 3
Giver of all good gifts, on me,
On all who bear the yoke bestow
The wisdom, and humility,
Our station and ourselves to know,
Our masters to obey and prize;
Lest failing in allegiance here,
We force the world with taunting cries
To ask, Is this your godly fear!

Verse 4
If stubborn, insolent, and proud;
We tempt ev’n heathens to exclaim,
And urge the sacrilegious croud
To vilify the Christian name:
The faith which such as you profess
Must error, or imposture be,
A meer pretence for idleness,
Or cover for hypocrisy.

Verse 5
But if the gospel we obey,
Our will to God and man resign,
All honour to our masters pay,
And worship only not divine;
His uncontested witnesses
We praise the doctrine of our Lord,
Prove to their hearts the truth of grace,
And sinners save without the word.