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476. Not What These Hands Have Done

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1 Not what these hands have done
can save this guilty soul;
not what this toiling flesh has borne
can make my spirit whole.

2 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.

3 Thy work alone, O Christ,
can ease this weight of sin;
thy blood alone, O Lamb of God,
can give me peace within.

4 Thy love to me, O God,
not mine, O Lord, to thee,
can rid me of this dark unrest,
and set my spirit free.

5 Thy grace alone, O God,
to me can pardon speak;
thy power alone, O Son of God,
can this sore bondage break.

6 I bless the Christ of God;
I rest on love divine;
and, with unfaltering 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: S.M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1990
• Scripture:
  John 6:68
  ;
  Acts 4:12
  ;
  Ephesians 2:8
  ;
  Titus 3:5
• Topic: Redemption in Christ: Christ's Saving Work; Jesus Christ: Power of; Confession; Forgiveness; Spiritual Freedom; Love: Christ’s Love fro Us; Inner Peace; Saving Work of Christ; Witness

Tune Information

• Name: ST. ANDREW
• Composer: Joseph Barnby (1866)
• Meter: S.M.
• Key: f minor