The Cyber Hymnal ‎#4284

4284. My Lord, I Did Not Choose You

1. My Lord, I did not choose You,
For that could never be;
My heart would still refuse You,
Had You not chosen me.
You took the sin that stained me,
You cleansed me, made me new;
Of old You have ordained me,
That I should live in You.

2. Unless Your grace had called me
And taught my op’ning mind,
The world would have enthralled me,
To heav’nly glories blind.
My heart knows none above You;
For Your rich grace I thirst;
I know that if I love You,
You must have loved me first.

Text Information

• First Line: My Lord, I did not choose You
• Title: My Lord, I Did Not Choose You
• Author: Josiah Conder (1836)
• Meter: 76.76 D
• Language: English
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tune: BEACH SPRING, Sacred Harp, 1844

Tune Information

• Name: WHITFIELD
• Composer: Anonymous
• Meter: 76.76 D
• Incipit: 12333 33112 27711
• Key: E♭ Major
• Source: Greek melody
• Copyright: Public Domain