560. Your Works, Not Mine, O Christ

1 Your works, not mine, O Christ,
speak gladness to this heart;
they tell me all is done.
they bid my fear depart.

Refrain:
To whom but you, who can alone
for sin atone, Lord, shall I flee?

2 Your blood, not mine, O Christ,
can heal my sinful soul;
your wounds, not mine, contain
the balm that makes me whole. [Refrain]

3 Your cross, not mine, O Christ,
has borne the awful load
of sins that none could bear
but the incarnate God. [Refrain]

4 Your death, not mine, O Christ,
has paid the ransom due;
ten thousand deaths like mine
would have been all too few. [Refrain]

5 Your righteousness, O Christ,
alone can cover me;
no other righteousness
can set a sinner free. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: Your works, not mine, O Christ
Title: Your Works, Not Mine, O Christ
Author: Horatius Bonar, 1808-1889 (alt.)
Meter: 66 66 88
Language: English
Publication Date: 2021
Scripture: ; ;
Topic: Justification
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: ST. JOHN
Meter: 66 66 88
Key: C Major
Source: The Parish Choir, London, 1850; Setting: The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941, alt.
Copyright: Public Domain



Media
More media are available on the text authority and tune authority pages.

Suggestions or corrections? Contact us