Text: | Electing Grace |
Author: | Watts |
1 Jesus, we bless thy Father’s name;
Thy God and ours are both the same,
What heavenly blessings from his throne
Flow down to sinners through his Son!
2 “Christ be my first elect,” he said;
Then chose our souls in Christ, our Head,
Before he gave the mountains birth,
Or laid foundations for the earth.
3 Thus did eternal love begin
To raise us up from death and sin;
Our characters were then decreed,
Blameless in love, a holy seed.
4 Predestinated to be sons,
Born by degrees, but chose at once;
A new regenerated race,
To praise the glory of his grace.
5 With Christ, our Lord, we share our part
In the affections of his heart;
Nor shall our souls be thence removed,
Till he forgets his first Beloved.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Jesus, we bless thy Father's name |
Title: | Electing Grace |
Author: | Watts |
Meter: | L. M. |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1844 |
Topic: | Election and God's Decrees |