Election

Verse 1

Election is a truth divine, As absolute as free; Works ne’er can make the blessing mine; ’Tis God’s own wise decree.

Verse 2

Before Jehovah built the skies, Or earth, or seas, or sun, He chose a people for his praise, And gave them to his Son.

Verse 3

Eternal was the choice of God, A sovereign act indeed; And Jesus, the incarnate Word, Secures the chosen seed.

Verse 4

He loved and chose because he would; Nor did his choice depend On sinners’ work, or bad or good, But on his sovereign mind.

Verse 5

Nor law, nor death, nor hell, nor sin, Can alter his decree; The elect eternal life shall win, And all God’s glory see.

Verse 6

His counsel stands for ever sure, Immortal and divine; And justice, mercy, truth, and power, Unite to make it mine.