XV. Regeneration

1 Not all the outward forms on earth,
Nor rites that God has given,
Nor will of man, nor blood, nor birth,
Can raise a soul to heaven.

2 The sovereign will of God, alone
Creates us heirs of grace;
Born in the image of his Son,
A new peculiar race.

3 The spirit, like some heavenly wind,
Blows on the sons of flesh;
Creates anew the carnal mind,
And forms the man afresh.

4 Our quickened souls awake — and rise
From the long sleep of death;
On heavenly things we fix our eyes,
And praise employs our breath.

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First Line: Not all the outward forms on earth
Title: Regeneration
Language: English
Publication Date: 1787
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