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Text:Sovereign Love

246. 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
First Line: 'Tis not that I did choose thee
Title: Sovereign Love
Language: English
Publication Date: 1884
Topic: Decrees; Effectual Calling; God: Attributes (5 more...)
Notes: Public Domain.
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