78    L.M.     W. Tucker
Predestination. Luke 16. 26; Eph. 1. 5-12

1 Fixed was the eternal state of man,
  Ere time its rapid course began;
  Appointed, by God’s firm decree,
  To endless joy or misery.

2 Fixed was the vast eternal deep
  Between the goats and chosen sheep;
  Nor can a union e’er take place
  ’Twixt heirs of wrath and heirs of grace.

3 [Yet erring men make much ado,
  And strive to force a passage through;
  But, ah! what vain attempt is this,
  To strive to ford that deep abyss!]

4 All glory to the great I AM,
  Who chose me in the blessed Lamb;
  Whilst millions of the human race
  Will never know or taste his grace;

5 And blessings on atoning blood,
  By which I’m reconciled to God;
  And praise be to the Spirit given,
  Who frees from sin and leads to heaven.