Hymnal for Church and Home (2nd ed.) ‎#198

198. Children Of God, Born Again Of His Spirit

1 Children of God, born again of His Spirit,
Never we cease in His name to rejoice,
Jesus believing, and saved by His merit,
Come we to God with a jubilant voice.
Let then each voice to the Father uplifted
Widely proclaim that with grace we are gifted.

2 Evil by nature, and dead in transgression,
Cold as a statue, and hard as a stone,
This was our state when Thou, moved by compassion,
Chose in Thy wisdom to call us Thine own.
Led by Thy Spirit, and called by Thy favor,
Heard we the life-giving voice of our Savior.

3 When we consider the thoughts of our Father,
As He elected us children by grace,
Sending His Spirit with mercy to gather
Us who had fallen and turned from His face,
How can we help to be mode by His favor,
And to acclaim Him our Father forever.

4 What can be charged to the Father's elected
Whom He made just in Christ Jesus, our Lord,
Here is sweet balsam for all the afflicted,
Grace for the lost in His life-giving Word.
Faith, passing through ev'ry fear of damnation,
Found in the Savior the pledge of salvation.

5 Come, then, ye faithful, reborn of the Spirit,
Know ye the mind of your Father above,
Learn that He saved you alone by His merit,
Taking you into His bosom of love.
Children, who into His bosom do gather,
Bless Him, and thank Him, acclaim Him your Father.

Text Information

• First Line: Children of God, born again of His Spirit
• Title: Children Of God, Born Again Of His Spirit
• Author: H. A. Brorson
• Meter: 11, 10, 11, 10, 11, 11.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1928
• Topic: Faith and Justification
• Notes: Danish first line: Guds Igenfødte, nylevende Sjaele; Translator: P. C. Paulsen

Tune Information

• Name: [Children of God, born again of His Spirit]
• Composer: Aug. Winding
• Meter: 11, 10, 11, 10, 11, 11.
• Key: G Major