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1 Not all the outward Forms on Earth,
Nor Rites that God has giv'n,
Nor Will of Man, nor Blood, nor Birth,
Can raise a Soul to Heav'n.
2 The Sove'reign Will of God alone
Creates us Heirs of Grace;
Born in the Image of his Son,
A new peculiar Race.
3 The Spirit like some heav'nly Wind,
Blows on the Sons of Flesh,
New-models all the carnal Mind,
And forms the Man afresh.
4 Our quicken'd Souls awake, and rise,
From the long Sleep of Death;
On heav'nly Things we fix our Eyes,
And Praise employs our Breath.
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | Not all the outward Forms on Earth |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 1766 |
| Scripture: | ; |
| Topic: | First and Second Birth; Regeneration |
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