How can it be, this truth divine,
Declared by God above
That all things by His grand design
Work good for us by love
Refrain:
What shall we say to these great things?
Of mystery sublime
That if He is for us we can sing
Now and for all time
Called by our lord in purposed ends
No tragedy shall win
No curse for those He calls His friends
He saved us from our sins Refrain
Foreknown by Him with
Hearts made new
To His Son we conform
No pow'r on earth can this undo
For those He's made reborn Refrain
First He did choose, and called He then
To surely justify
For those of the faith beyond our ken
He soon will glorify Refrain
