HYMN XV. Regeneration, John 1.13. and iii.3 &c

Not all the outward forms on earth, Nor rites which GOD has given, Nor will of man, nor blood, nor birth, Can raise a soul to heaven.

The sovereign will of GOD, alone Creates us heirs of grace; Born in the image of his Son, A new peculiar race.

The spirit, like some heavenly wind, Breathes on the sons of flesh; Creates anew the carnal mind, And forms the man afresh.

Our quickened souls awake—and rise From the long sleep of death; On heavenly things we fix our eyes. And praise employs our breath.