126b. 'Tis Not That I Did Choose Thee

1 'Tis not that I did choose Thee,
For, Lord, that could not be;
This heart would still refuse Thee,
But Thou hast chosen me;
Thou from the sin that stained me,
Hast cleansed and set me free,
Of old Thou hast ordained me,
That I should live to Thee.

2 'Twas sov'reign mercy called me,
And taught my op'ning mind;
The world had else enthralled me,
To heav'nly glories blind;
My heart owns none before Thee,
For Thy rich grace I thirst;
This knowing, if I love Thee,
Thou must have love me first.

Text Information
First Line: "Tis not that I did choose Thee
Title: 'Tis Not That I Did Choose Thee
Author: Josiah Conder (1836)
Meter: 7 6 7 6 D
Language: English
Publication Date: 1929
Topic: Salvation: God's Choosing
Tune Information
Name: CRUCIFIX
Meter: 7 6 7 6 D
Key: E♭ Major
Source: Greek melody



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