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| Text: | 'Tis Not That I Did Choose Thee |
| Author: | Josiah Conder |
| Tune: | CALCUTTA |
1 'Tis not that I did choose thee,
for, Lord, that could not be;
this heart would still refuse thee,
hadst thou not chosen me.
Thou from the sin that stained me
hast cleansed and set me free;
of old thou hast ordained me,
that I should live to thee.
2 'Twas sov'reign mercy called me
and taught my op'ning mind;
the world had else enthralled me,
to heav'nly glories blind.
My heart owns none before thee,
for thy rich grace I thirst;
this knowing, if I love thee,
thou must have loved me first.
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | 'Tis not that i did choose thee |
| Title: | 'Tis Not That I Did Choose Thee |
| Author: | Josiah Conder (1836) |
| Meter: | 7.6.7.6.D. |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 2018 |
| Scripture: | ; ; |
| Topic: | Election; God: Sovereignty of; Love: For Christ |
| Notes: | Alternate tune: AURELIA |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | CALCUTTA |
| Meter: | 7.6.7.6.D. |
| Key: | E♭ Major |
| Source: | Greek melody; Adapted in Arthur S. Sullivan, Church Hymns, 1874 |
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