Beware, the savior gave command

Verse 1

Beware, the Saviour gave command, And watch ye unto pray'r; That ye be wise and understand! The teachers ye may hear.

Verse 2

Our Lord declares that such shall come, Who show a pious face; That they would come, and would presume, To take the Saviour's place.

Verse 3

They would appear like lambs without, But rav'nous Wolves within! They teach and pray, and act devout: Yet all they do is sin.

Verse 4

Their doctrine is deceit and fraud, And of a dang'rous kind; They do not teach the truth of God, But please the carnal mind.

Verse 5

The truth in Jesus they deny, It answers not their end; Their pride and lusts to crucify Is not what they intend.

Verse 6

As grapes on thorns have never grown, Or figs from thistles shot; Just so false doctrines ne'er was known, Produce the spirits fruit.

Verse 7

The good or evil tree we know, When of its fruit we taste; Thus we may prove the doctrine too, To see its fruit at last.

Verse 8

Not ev'ry one that sayeth Lord, Shall enter into heav'n-- But they who love and keep the word, To them it shall be giv'n.