To see the law by Christ fulfilled To hear his pardoning voice can change a slave into a child and duty into chores No strength of nature can suffice to serve the Lord a-right And what she has she mis-supplies for want of clearer light How long, how long beneath the law I lay How long, how long I struggle to obey Then to abstain from outward sin was more than I could do Now if I feel it's power within, I feel I'd hate it too Then all my servile works were done a righteousness to raise The freely chosen in the Son I freely choose his ways Freely chosen in the Son I freely choose his ways How long, how long beneath the law I lay How long, how long I struggle to obey How long, how long in bondage and distress How long, how long I tried without success I tried without success To see the law by Christ fulfilled To hear his pardoning voice can change a slave into a child and duty into chores How long, how long beneath the law I lay How long, how long I struggle to obey How long, how long in bondage and distress How long, how long I tried without success I tried without success How long, how long How long, how long