Sunday's Hymn: 'Tis Not That I Did Choose Thee

‘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.

‘Twas sovereign mercy called me
And taught my op’ning mind;
The world had else enthralled me,
To heavenly 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.

—Josiah Condor 

Older tune with original words

Matthew Smith with updated words and new tune

Other hymns, worship songs, prayers, sermons excerpts, or quotes posted today:

• My Shepherd Will Supply My Need at Graces Daily
• What a Friend We Have In Jesus at The Happy Wonderer
• Come Thou Fount, Come Thou King at By Grace Alone
• Alive and full of power at Blogging Theologically
• Thorns and Roses at Tried With Fire
• There Is a Far Kingdom from Trevin Wax
• Lord’s Day 36, 2014 at The Thirsty Theologian
• Your weekly dose of Spurgeon: Turning then walking at Pyromaniacs

Have you posted a hymn (or sermon, sermon notes, prayer, etc.) today and I missed it? Let me know by leaving a link in the comments or by contacting me using the contact form linked above, and I’ll add your post to the list.