60 148th R. Burnham
Chosen to Salvation. Rom. 11. 5; 2 Thess. 2. 13
1
All the elected train
 
Were chosen in their Head,
 
To all eternal good,
 
Before the worlds were made;
 
Chosen to know the Prince of Peace,
 
And taste the riches of his grace.
2
Chosen to faith and hope,
 
To purity and love,
 
To all the life of God,
 
To all the things above;
 
Chosen to prove salvation sure;
 
Chosen to reign for evermore.
3
Nothing but grace appears
 
In this eternal choice;
 
It charms the humble saint,
 
And makes the soul rejoice;
 
Its endless glories shine so bright,
 
It makes obedience all delight.
4
Now, Lord, to us reveal
 
The all-confirming grace;
 
And may we all pursue
 
The shining paths of peace;
 
Run in the way to joys above,
 
And ever sing electing love.