Author: Watts Hymnal: Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs #LII (1792) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Scripture: Ephesians 1:3-7 First Line: Jesus, we bless thy Father's name Lyrics: 1 Jesus, we bless thy Father's name;
Thy God and our's are both the same;
What heav'nly blessings from his throne
Flow down to sinners thro' his Son!
2 Christ be my first Elect, he said,
Then chose our souls in Christ our head,
Before he gave the mountains birth,
Or laid foundations for the earth.
3 Thus did eternal love begin
To raise us up from death and sin;
Our characters were then decreed,
Blameless in love, a holy seed:
4 Predestinated to be sons,
Born by degrees, but chose at once;
A new regenerated race,
To praise the glory of his grace.
5 With Christ, our Lord, we share our part,
In the affections of his heart;
Nor shall our souls be thence remov'd,
'Till He forgets his first belov'd. Languages: English
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