Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenlies in Christ; according as he has chosen us in him before [the] world's foundation, that we should be holy and blameless before him in love; having marked us out beforehand for adoption through Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, to [the] praise of [the] glory of his grace, wherein he has taken us into favour in the Beloved: in whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of offences, according to the riches of his grace; which he has caused to abound towards us in all wisdom and intelligence, having made known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he purposed in himself for [the] administration of the fulness of times; to head up all things in the Christ, the things in the heavens and the things upon the earth; in him, in whom we have also obtained an inheritance, being marked out beforehand according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his own will, Ephesians 1:3-11
Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who, according to his great mercy, has begotten us again to a living hope through [the] resurrection of Jesus Christ from among [the] dead, 1 Peter 1:3
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Ephesians 1:6, 1 Peter 1:3God our Father, Thee we worship,
Ephesians 1:6, 2 Timothy 1:9Own the glory of Thy grace;
Ephesians 1:11, 2 Timothy 1:9Joying in Thy sovereign purpose
John 17:21-23, Ephesians 2:6That with Christ should be our place.
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Romans 8:15, Galatians 4:6Abba, Father! He who knows Thee
John 1:18, John 20:17Has Thy Name to us declared;
John 3:35, John 17:24And Thy love for Him unchanging,
Hebrews 2:10, John 17:23By Thy many sons is shared.
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Ephesians 1:17, Matthew 16:27Now Thy glory is before us, -
Ephesians 3:14,15Fam'lies named by Thee alone, -
Philippians 4:20, Hebrews 12:23We, the firstborn ones, adore Thee,
Ephesians 1:3, John 14:9Bless Thee, as in Christ made known!