259. Utter helplessness

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,
Breathes on the sons of flesh,
New-models all 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.

Text Information
First Line: Not all the outward forms on earth
Title: Utter helplessness
Author: Isaac Watts
Language: English
Publication Date: 1888
Scripture: ; ; ; ;
Topic: Atonement: Necessary
Tune Information
Name: HUMMEL
Composer: C. Zeuner
Meter: C. M.
Key: A♭ Major



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