5216. Only a Sinner

1. Naught have I gotten but what I received;
Grace hath bestowed it since I have believed;
Boasting excluded, pride I abase;
I’m only a sinner, saved by grace!

Refrain
Only a sinner, saved by grace!
Only a sinner, saved by grace!
This is my story, to God be the glory—
I’m only a sinner, saved by grace!

2. Once I was foolish, and sin ruled my heart,
Causing my footsteps from God to depart;
Jesus hath found me, happy my case;
I now am a sinner, saved by grace! [Refrain]

3. Tears unavailing, no merit had I;
Mercy had saved me, or else I must die;
Sin had alarmed me fearing God’s face;
But now I’m a sinner saved by grace! [Refrain]

4. Suffer a sinner whose heart overflows,
Loving his Savior to tell what he knows;
Once more to tell it would I embrace—
I’m only a sinner saved by grace! [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: Naught have I gotten but what I received
Title: Only a Sinner
Author: James Martin Gray (1905)
Refrain First Line: Only a sinner, saved by grace!
Language: English
Source: Revival Hymns, 1905
Copyright: Public Domain
Notes: Gray was dean of Moody Bible Institute, Chicago, Illinois, when he wrote these words.
Tune Information
Name: [Naught have I gotten but what I received]
Composer: Daniel Brink Towner
Incipit: 53451 76165 42347
Key: C Major
Copyright: Public Domain



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