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Groß ist der Herr! die Berge zittern

Appears in 4 hymnals Used With Tune: [Groß ist der Herr! die Berge zittern]

Wie reich an Freude, Glück und Segen

Appears in 4 hymnals Used With Tune: [Wie reich an Freude, Glück und Segen]

By grace I'm saved - grace free and boundless!

Author: C. L. Scheit; Rev. Matthias Loy, D. D. Appears in 24 hymnals Lyrics: 1 By grace I'm saved—grace free and boundless! My heart, believ'st thou this or not? Why trembliest thou with terror groundless? Has ever God a falsehood taught? His Word is true—then this must be: By grace there is a crown for thee. 2 By grace! our works are all rejected, All claims of merit pass for naught; The mighty Savior, long expected, To us this blissful truth has brought, That He by death redeems our race, And we are saved alone by grace. 3 By grace! mark well this phrase's meaning, When sin rolls sorrows o'er thy breast, When Satan threats with pride o'erweening, When troubled conscience sighs for rest; What reason ne'er can comprehend It pleases God by grace to send. 4 By grace His Son, on earth appearing, Vouchsafed beneath thy woe to bend; Hadst thou, damnation justly fearing, Done aught to render Him thy friend? Was't not that He thy welfare sought, And but by grace deliverance wrought? 5 By grace! this ground of our salvation As long as God is true endures: What saints have penned by inspiration, What God to our poor souls secures, What all our faith must rest upon, Is grace, free grace through His dear Son. 6 By grace! but think not, thou who livest Securely on in godless ways, That thou, though all are called, receivest The promised rest that wakes our praise: By grace none find in heaven a place Who live in sin in hope of grace. 7 By grace! They who have heard this sentence Must bid hypocrisy farewell; For only after deep repentance The soul what grace imports can tell; To sin while grace a trifle seems, To faith it bright with glory beams. 8 By grace! the timid hearts that languish, Find access to the Father's heart, When conflicts fierce and bitter anguish Bid all their joy and hopes depart. Where, ofttimes, should I strength obtain, Did grace my anchor not remain! 9 By grace! on this in death I'll rest me, Rejoicing e'en though feeling naught; I know my sin—it oft oppressed me— But Him, too, who my soul hath bought: My heart exults—grief flees apace— Because my soul is saved by grace. 10 By grace! O sin and Satan hear it! I bear my flag of faith on hand, And pass, in spite of doubts, nor fear it, The Red Sea to the promised land; I hold the Word my Savior taught As certain, whether felt or not. Topics: The Catechism Justification; Christmas Used With Tune: SALVATION BY GRACE (Aus Gnaden soll ich selig werden)