Jesus came to earth by a low­ly birth,
Gave Him­self as an of­fer­ing of match­less worth;
To His own He came in His Fa­ther’s name,
But they scorned to re­ceive Him their king.

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But as ma­ny as re­ceived Him to them
He gave the pow­er
The pow­er to be­come the sons of God;
But as many as re­ceived Him to them
He gave the pow­er
To be­come the sons of God.

Grace and pardon free, all for you and me,
Every one who re­ceives Him a son may be;
For His blood He spilt to re­move our guilt,
When He of­fered Him­self once for all.

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Not by works we come as the Fa­ther’s son,
To re­ceive as a wel­come the words well done;
Lest we fain would boast as a migh­ty host,
Knowing not ’tis the free gift of God.

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