father long before creation thou hadst chosen us in love and that love so deep so moving draws us close to christ above still it keeps us still it keeps us firmly fixed in christ alone and the world will sing his love yes the world will sing his love and we ll all join hands every woman every man and sing his love we ll sing his love though the world may change its fashion yet our god is ever the same his compassion and his covenant through all ages will remain god s own children god s own children must forever praise his name god so love us god so loved us that his only son he game god s compassion is my story it is my boasting all the day mercy free and never failing moves my will directs my way