Author: Isaac Watts Hymnal: Laudes Domini #220 (1890) Hymnal Title: Laudes Domini First Line: Not all the outward forms on earth Lyrics: 1 Nor all the outward forms on earth,
Nor rites that God has given,
Nor will of man, nor blood, nor birth,
Can raise a soul to heaven.
2 The sovereign will of God alone
Creates us heirs of grace;
Born is the image of his Son,
A new, peculiar race.
3 The Spirit, like some heavenly wind,
Breathes on the sons of flesh,
New-models all the carnal mind,
And forms the man afresh.
4 Our quickened souls awake and rise
From the long sleep of death;
On heavenly things we fix our eyes,
And praise employs our breath.
Topics: The Gospel: Atonement Needed; Atonement Necessary; Heart Change of; Lost State of Man; Atonement Necessary; Heart Change of; Lost State of Man Languages: English Tune Title: HUMMEL
Utter helplessness