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May trials well endure, For we, as sons in Christ, are made As pure as he is pure.
[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;
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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. W. TUCKER NO RECORD S.M. Isaac Watts The Glories of Adoption. 1 John 3. 1-3; Rom. 8. 15
Behold what wondrous grace
The Father has bestowed On sinners of a mortal race, To call them sons of God.
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’Tis no surprising thing That we should be unknown; The Jewish world knew not their King, God’s everlasting Son. Nor does it yet appear How great we must be made; But when we see our Saviour there, We shall be like our Head. A hope so much divine
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If in my Father’s love I share a filial part, Send down thy Spirit, like a dove, To rest upon my heart.
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We would no longer lie Like slaves before thy throne; Our faith shall Abba, Father, cry, And thou the kindred own. ISAAC WATTS 1674 7s J. Humphreys Privileges of Adoption. Rom. 3. 24
Blessèd are the sons of God,
They are bought with Jesus’ blood; They are ransomed from the grave Life eternal they shall have. 2 God did love them in his Son Long before the world began; They the seal of this receive, When in Jesus they believe. 3 They are justified by grace; They enjoy a solid peace; All their sins are washed away; They shall stand in God’s great day! 4
[They produce the fruits of grace, Clothed in Jesus’ righteousness; Born of God, they hate all sin;
