Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God.
1 John 3:1
Words: Joseph Humphreys, in Sacred Hymns for the Use of Religious Societies, by John Cennick (Bristol, England: 1743), part 2.
Music: Rosefield H. A. César Malan, 1834 (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know where to get a good picture of Humphreys (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
Blessèd are the sons of God,
They are bought with Christ’s own blood;
They are ransomed from the grave,
Life eternal they shall have:
With them numbered may we be,
Here and in eternity.
They are justified by grace,
They enjoy the Savior’s peace;
All their sins are washed away,
They shall stand in God’s great day;
With them numbered may we be,
Here and in eternity.
They are lights upon the earth,
Children of a heavenly birth;
One with God, with Jesus one;
Glory is in them begun:
With them numbered may we be,
Here and in eternity.