American Lutheran Hymnal ‎#123

123. By Grace I Am An Heir Of Heaven

1 By grace I am an heir of heaven:
Why doubt this, O my trembling heart?
If what the Scriptures promise clearly
Is true and firm in ev'ry part,
This also must be truth divine:
By grace a crown of life is thine.

2 By grace alone shall I inherit
That blissful home beyond the skies.
Works count for naught, the Lord incarnate
Hath won for me the heav'nly prize.
Salvation by His death He wrought,
His grace alone my pardon bought.

3 By grace! These precious words remember
When sorely by thy sins oppressed,
When Satan comes to vex thy spirit,
When troubled conscience sighs for rest;
What reason cannot comprehend
God doth to thee by grace extend.

4 By grace! This fount of our salvation
As long as God is truth shall flow.
What all the men of God have written,
What God's own words so plainly show,
What faith alone can rest upon
Is grace, In Christ, God's only Son.

5 By grace! Be this in death my comfort;
Despite my fears, 'tis well with me.
I know my sin in all its greatness,
But also Him who sets me free.
My heart to naught but joy gives place,
Since I am saved by grace, by grace.

Text Information

• First Line: By grace I am an heir of heaven
• Title: By Grace I Am An Heir Of Heaven
• Translator: H. Brueckner (1925)
• Author: Chr. Ludwig Scheidt (1742)
• Meter: 9 8 9 8 8 8
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1930
• Topic: The Means of Grace: Faith and Justification
• Notes: Now Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: ELBE
• Meter: 9 8 9 8 8 8
• Key: F Major
• Source: Königs Liederschatz; German chorale: O dass Ich tausend Zungen hätte