74    C.M.     Isaac Watts
Election Excludes Boasting. 1 Cor. 1. 26-31

1 But few among the carnal wise,
  But few of noble race,
  Obtain the favour of thy eyes,
  Almighty King of grace!

2 He takes the men of meanest name
  For sons and heirs of God;
  And thus he pours abundant shame
  On honourable blood.

3 He calls the fool and makes him know
  The mysteries of his grace,
  To bring aspiring wisdom low,
  And all its pride abase.

4 Nature has all its glories lost,
  When brought before his throne;
  No flesh shall in his presence boast,
  But in the Lord alone.