73    L.M.     Isaac Watts
Electing Grace. Eph. 1. 3-13; John 20. 17

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 through 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 removed,
  Till he forgets his first Beloved.