Josiah Conder expressed his response to the reality of election in these words:
’Tis not that I did choose Thee,
For Lord, that could not be;
This heart would still refuse Thee,
Hadst Thou not chosen me.
Thou from the sin that stained me
Hast cleansed and set me free;
Of old Thou hast ordained me,
That I should live to Thee. https://www.hymnary.org1
4 For we know, brothers loved by God, that he has chosen you,