Hymns to the Living God ‎#217

217. Not What These Hands Have Done

1 Not what these hands have done
can save this guilty soul;
not what this toiling flesh has borne
can make my spirit whole.
Not what I feel or do
can give me peace with God;
not all my pray'rs and sighs and tears
can bear my awful load.

2 Thy work alone, O Christ,
can ease this weight of sin;
Thy blood alone, O Lamb of God,
can give me peace within.
Thy love to me, O God, not mine,
O Lord, to Thee,
can rid me of the dark unrest,
and set my spirit free.

3 Thy grace alone, O God,
to me can pardon speak;
Thy pow'r alone, O Son of God,
can this sore bondage break.
I bless the Christ of God;
I rest on love divine;
and with unfalt'ring lip and heart,
I call this Savior mine.

Text Information

• First Line: Not what these hands have done
• Title: Not What These Hands Have Done
• Author: Horatius Bonar (1861)
• Meter: SMD
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2017
• Topic: Salvation
• Notes: Alternative tune: TERRA BEATA, no. 41

Tune Information

• Name: LEOMINSTER
• Composer: George William Martin (1862)
• Meter: SMD
• Key: D Major