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CCLXXV. Begotten again unto a lively Hope

1 Bless'd be the everlasting God,
The Father of our Lord:
Be his abounding mercy prais'd,
His majesty ador'd.

2 When from the dead he rais'd his Son,
And call'd him to the sky,
He gave our souls a lively hope
That they should never die.

3 What tho' our inbred sins require
Our flesh to see the dust,
Yet as the Lord our Saviour rose,
So all his foll'wers must.

4 There's an inheritance divine
Reserv'd against that day;
'Tis uncorrupted, undefil'd,
And cannot waste away.

5 Saints by the pow'r of God are kept
'Till the salvation come:
We walk by faith, as strangers here,
'Till Christ shall call us home.

Text Information

• First Line: Bless'd be the everlasting God
• Title: Begotten again unto a lively Hope
• Author: Watts
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1792
• Scripture:
  1 Peter 1:3-4
  ;
  2 Corinthians 5:1
  ;
  Romans 8:24-25
• Topic: The Hope, that maketh not Ashamed: a Hope full of Immortality
• Notes: Public Domain.

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