A Selection of Hymns for Public Worship. In four parts (10th ed.) (Gadsby's Hymns) ‎#66

66. Free Election

1 Deep in the everlasting mind
The great mysterious purpose lay,
Of choosing some from lost mankind,
Whose sins the Lamb should bear away.

2 Them, loved with an eternal love,
To grace and glory he ordained;
Gave them a throne which cannot move,
And chose them both to means and end.

3 In these he was resolved to make
The riches of his goodness known;
These he accepts for Jesus’ sake,
And views them righteous in his Son.

4 No goodness God foresaw in his,
But what his grace decreed to give;
No comeliness in them there is
Which they did not from him receive.

5 Faith and repentance he bestows
On such as he designs to save;
From him their soul’s obedience flows,
And he shall all the glory have.

Text Information

• First Line: Deep in the everlasting mind
• Title: Free Election
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1844
• Topic: Election and God's Decrees

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