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Jesus, we bless thy Father's Name Electing grace; or, Saints beloved in Christ, Eph. 1. 3 &c

Isaac Watts printed it in 1707 in Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Book I, no. 54, under Ephesians 1:3.

WRITTEN BY

Isaac Watts 1674–1748

PRINTED

1707 Hymns and Spiritual Songs · no. 54

METRE

Long Metre 8.8.8.8 · 5 stanzas

WRITTEN ON

Ephesians 1:3 the verse printed above it

The hymn, and the Scripture in it

All 5 stanzas as Watts printed them, with the verses their lines echo beside them. Point at a line to join it to its verse; click to read the passage.

SHARED WORDSthe verse shares the line's wording ECHOproposed by an AI model, confirmed by a separate check Not the author's own notes

AMONG THE SCRIPTURES

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STANZA I

Jesus, we bless thy Father's Name

Jesus, we bless thy Father's Name;

Thy God and ours are both the same:

What heavenly blessings from his throne

Flow down to sinners thro' his Son!

Where Watts found it

Watts printed the hymn under Ephesians 1:3. The line that comes closest to it is marked.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms. EPHESIANS 1:3 · BEREAN STANDARD BIBLE READ EPHESIANS 1

Jesus, we bless thy Father's Name; Thy God and ours are both the same: What heavenly blessings from his throne Flow down to sinners thro' his Son! STANZA I

Its place in the book

Book I of the hymn book, “Collected from the Holy Scriptures”, holds these hymns in this order: 179 hymns. This is number 54. Point at a tick to see the hymn; click it to open that hymn.

NO. 54 · ISAAC WATTS · THIS HYMN Jesus, we bless thy Father's Name

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