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There in old Chaldea, product of man's fall,
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| 1. | There in old Chaldea, product of man's fall, |
| | God appeared to Abram-called him from it |
| | all. |
| | "Get thee from thy country, from thy father's |
| | clan, |
| | Get thee from thy kindred to another land." |
| | Our Lord God Jehovah called a corporate |
| | man, |
| | One that would express Him and fulfill His |
| | plan. |
| 2. | Through the Lord's infusion, Abraham became |
| | Father of the faithful-life had changed His |
| | name. |
| | Though the Lord's appearing, brought him to |
| | the land, |
| | Still he needed Isaac to fulfill God's plan. |
| 3. | Isaac from his father did inherit all: |
| | Sonship's full enjoyment, blessing of God's |
| | call. |
| | Though all things receiving, incomplete was |
| | he; |
| | Lacking transformation and maturity. |
| 4. | In his father's footsteps, Jacob then became |
| | Prince of God, a wrestler, Israel his name; |
| | By the Spirit's dealing, fully grown, he |
| | reigned; |
| | O'er the earth, through Joseph, ruling pow'r |
| | obtained. |
| 5. | Thus do Jacob, Isaac, Abraham portray |
| | Path that we, God's called ones, must walk in |
| | today: |
| | Members of the Body, as a corporate man, |
| | We complete His calling and fulfill His plan. |