Not What I Feel or Do

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Not what I feel or do can give me peace with God

Author: Horatius Bonar
Published in 11 hymnals

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1 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.

3 'Tis Christ who saveth me;
And freely pardon gives;
I love because he loveth me,
I love because he lives.

Source: Living Hymns: for use in the Sabbath School, Christian Endeavor Meetings, the church & home #442

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Author: Horatius Bonar

Horatius Bonar was born at Edinburgh, in 1808. His education was obtained at the High School, and the University of his native city. He was ordained to the ministry, in 1837, and since then has been pastor at Kelso. In 1843, he joined the Free Church of Scotland. His reputation as a religious writer was first gained on the publication of the "Kelso Tracts," of which he was the author. He has also written many other prose works, some of which have had a very large circulation. Nor is he less favorably known as a religious poet and hymn-writer. The three series of "Hymns of Faith and Hope," have passed through several editions. --Annotations of the Hymnal, Charles Hutchins, M.A. 1872… Go to person page >

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