255. Not to Ourselves We Owe

S.M.
by Toplady
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Not to ourselves we owe
 
That we, O God, are Thine;
 
Jesus, the Lord, our night broke through
 
And gave us light divine.
2
The Father’s grace and love
 
This blessed mercy gave,
 
And Jesus left the throne above
 
His wandering sheep to save.
3
No more the heirs of wrath — 
 
Thy sovereign love we see;
 
And, Father, in confiding faith,
 
We cast our souls on Thee.
4
Our hearts look up to see
 
The glory Thou hast given,
 
And dwell e’en now where we shall be
 
With Christ, Thine heirs, in heaven.
5
With the adopted band,
 
Soon shall we see Thee there:
 
With them and Him in glory stand,
 
And all His honors share.
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