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God ordained us unto sonship,

   Ere creation's work was done,

To conform us by His Spirit

   To the image of His Son;

That His only dear Begotten

   Might become the firstborn One,

And by Him with many brethren

   His expression full be won.

 2 

By divine regeneration

   We the sons of God became,

But we must mature to fullness,

   Thus the birthright to obtain.

Born and fully grown to manhood,

   God's adoption we may share;

By the measure of full stature,

   We God's sonship will declare.

 3 

All our spirit, soul and body

   Unto Christ conformed must be;

This will be accomplished fully

   When our glorious Lord we see.

By our body's full redemption

   Shall adoption be complete;

By the final transformation

   All God's purpose we shall meet.

 4 

By that final transformation,

   We'll be fully sanctified;

God will bring us into glory,

   With His Son identified.

All creation is expecting

   Sons of God revealed to be,

That they might be freed from bondage

   Into glorious liberty.