1 Jesus, we bless thy Father's Name; Thy God and ours are both the same: What heavenly 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.