Tune: Aberystwyth
(\'Jesu lover of my soul\')
Ephesians 1 v.3-10
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Blessed the God and Father be
Of our Lord Jesus Christ, see
He has blessed us here with all
Spiritual blessings, [we] recall
Blessed in heavenly realms now
In Christ this is so, \'tis how
It is thus in His wise plan
Salvation to every man [all mankind]
According as He did choose
Us in Christ, that none should lose
[We were] Chosen before [the] world was found
Here we stand upon this ground
That we should be holy here
And without blame, He is near
Our place [is here] before Him in love
Strengthened by the Spirit, dove
He has predestinated
Us to Him, His adopted
Children, by Jesus Christ we
According to His will be
His good pleasure and good will
[Is] That we praise His glory still
[The] Glory of His grace, where see
Accepted in beloved [are] we
In Him we have redemption
Through His blood, the sinless one
Forgiveness of our sins, this
[Is] By [the] riches of His grace, bliss
This His grace to us He shares
Takes our sins and them He bears
Grace abounding rich and free
[His grace] Wise and prudent ever be
He has made known to us, we
Share in [the] revealed mystery
Of His will, \'tis in accord
With His good pleasure, the Lord
This His purpose, \'tis His own
To gather all things, atone
Through Christ gather all in one
All [that is] in heaven, [and in the] earth, in the Son