glorycloud's Diaryland Diary

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Tis Not That I Did Choose Thee

’Tis not that I did choose Thee,
For Lord, that could not be;
This heart would still refuse Thee,
Hadst Thou not chosen me.
Thou from the sin that stained me
Hast cleansed and set me free;
Of old Thou hast ordained me,
That I should live to Thee.

’Twas sov’reign mercy called me
And taught my op’ning mind;
The world had else enthralled me,
To heav’nly glories blind.
My heart owns none before Thee,
For Thy rich grace I thirst;
This knowing, if I love Thee,
Thou must have loved me first.

http://cyberhymnal.org/htm/t/i/tisnotti.htm

"If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world,but I have chosen you out of the world" John 15:19

12:55 p.m. - 2017-11-27

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