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Text: | Sovereign Love |
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;--
Hast, from the sin that stained me,
Washed me and set me free,
And to this end ordained me,
That I should live to thee.
2 'Twas sovereign mercy called me,
And taught my opening mind;
The world had else enthralled me,
To heavenly glories blind.
My heart owns none above thee;
For thy rich grace I thirst;
This knowing,--if I love thee,
Thou must have loved me first.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | 'Tis not that I did choose thee |
Title: | Sovereign Love |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1884 |
Notes: | Now Public Domain. |