Trinity Hymnal ‎#403

403. Not what my hands have done

1 Not what my hands have done
Can save my guilty soul;
Not what my toiling flesh has borne
Can make my spirit whole.
Not what I feel or do
Can give me peace with God;
Not all my prayers 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 this 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.
No other work, save thine,
No other blood will do;
No strength, save that which is divine,
Can bear me safely through.

4 I bless the Christ of God;
I rest on love divine;
And with unfalt'ring lip and heart
I call this Saviour mine.
This cross dispels each doubt;
I bury in his tomb
Each thought of unbelief and fear,
Each ling'ring shade of gloom.

5 I praise the God of grace;
I trust his truth and might;
He calls me his, I call him mine,
My God, my joy, my light.
'Tis he who saveth me,
And freely pardon gives;
I love because he loveth me,
I live because he lives.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Not what my hands have done
• Author: Horatius Bonar (1861, alt.)
• Meter: S. M. D.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1961
• Scripture:
  Titus 3:5
• Topic: Christian Life: Salvation by Grace; Evangelistic; Faith: In Christ; Forgiveness of Sins; Grace: Sovereign

Tune Information

• Name: LEOMINSTER
• Composer: George William Martin (1865)
• Harmonizer: Sir Arthur S. Sullivan (1874)
• Meter: S. M. D.
• Key: D Major