184. Not What These Hands Have Done

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.

Amen.

Text Information
First Line: Not what these hands have done
Title: Not What These Hands Have Done
Author: Horatius Bonar, 1808-1889
Language: English
Publication Date: 2006
Topic: New Birth; The Gospel: Need of Salvation
Tune Information
Name: ST. ANDREW
Composer: Joseph Barnby, 1838-1896
Key: E♭ Major



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