HYMN 9. A Sacred Hymn on GOD's Sovereignty.
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Thou
Lord who didst all Creatures make,
hast Power to dispose
Of them, as seemeth good to thee:
some therefore thou didst Chuse
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Unto Eternal Life and Bliss;
and others didst Pass-by:
Or didst them leave to their Hearts Lusts,
and vile Iniquity.
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If thou hadst left all Adams Race
Unto their evil Way,
And not have giv'n one Soul thy Grace,
O who dur'st Thee gain-say!
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Or have charg'd thee to be Unjust,
since all deserv'd to Die,
'Tis Infinite Grace that any be
saved Eternally.
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Thou sendest thy Sweet Gospel Light
to this, and to that Place,
But dost to many Lands deny
the word of thine own Grace:
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And some that hear it never feel
its Power on their heart;
All is as thou art pleas'd to act,
and sovereign Grace impart.
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We therefore Lord exalt thy Name,
that with our eyes do see,
Since thou hast made the difference,
all Praise belongs to thee.
