Trinity Hymnal (Rev. ed.) ‎#458

458. What Tho' I Cannot Break My Chain

1 What tho' I cannot break my chain
or e'er throw off my load,
the things impossible to men
are possible to God.

2 Who, who shall in thy presence stand,
or match Omnipotence;
unfold the grasp of thy right hand
and pluck the sinner thence?

3 Faith to be healed I fain would have,
O might it now be giv'n;
thou canst, thou canst the sinner save,
and make me meet for heav'n.

4 Bound down with twice ten thousand ties,
yet let me hear thy call;
my soul in confidence shall rise,
shall rise and break through all.

5 Thou canst o'ercome this heart of mine,
thou wilt victorious prove;
for everlasting strength is thine,
and everlasting love.

Text Information

• First Line: What tho' I cannot break my chain
• Title: What Tho' I Cannot Break My Chain
• Author: Augustus Montague Toplady, 1740-1778
• Meter: C.M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1990
• Scripture:
  Mark 10:26-27
• Topic: The Way of Salvation: Salvation by Grace; Calling; God: Omnipotence of; Holy Spirit: Efficacious Grace of; Man: Depravity of

Tune Information

• Name: ARLINGTON
• Composer: Thomas A. Arne (1762)
• Arranger: Ralph Harrison (1784)
• Meter: C.M.
• Key: F Major