In your mercy, Lord, you called me,

Taught my sinful heart and mind,

Else this world had still enthralled me,

And to glory kept me blind.

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Lord, I did not freely choose you

Till by grace you set me free;

For my heart would still refuse you

Had your love not chosen me.

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Now my heart sets none above you,

For your grace alone I thirst,

Knowing well that, if I love you,

You, O Lord, have loved me first.

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Meter: 87 87