Free Election

Deep in the everlasting mind

Author: W. Tucker
Published in 3 hymnals

Representative Text

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.

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

Author: W. Tucker

William Tucker was born at Chard, Somerset, March 27th, 1731. His parents were members of the Church of England. After hearing George Whitefield in London, he grey daily more and more acquainted with the plague of his heart, the spirituality of God's law, and the unsearchable riches of his grace. He worked in Chard as a cutler and iron monger and joined the Baptist church. He wrote a variety of pieces including "Predestination Calmly Considered," "Arminianism Dissected" and articles against Pre-Existerianism. as well as hymns. Dianne Shapiro from Memoirs of the Principal Hymn-writers and Compilers of the 17th, 18th and 19th Centuries (4th ed.) by John Gadsby (London: John Gadsby) Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Deep in the everlasting mind
Title: Free Election
Author: W. Tucker
Meter: 8.8.8.8
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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Hymn and Tune Book for Use in Old School or Primitive Baptist Churches #75

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

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