Hymns and Spiritual Songs, in Three Books ‎#I.CXI

I.CXI. Salvation by grace

1 [Lord, we confess our num'rous faults,
How great our guilt has been;
Foolish and vain were all our thoughts,
And all our lives are sin sin.

2 But O my soul, for ever praise,
For ever love his name;
Who turns your feet from dang'rous ways
Of folly, sin, and shame.]

3 ['Tis not by works of righteousness
Which our own hands have done;
But we are sav'd by sov'reign grace
Abounding through his Son.]

4 'Tis from the mercy of our God
That all our hopes begin;
'Tis by the water and the blood,
Our souls are wash'd from sin.

5 'Tis through the purchase of his death,
Who hung upon the tree,
The Spirit is sent down to breath
On such dry bones as we.

6 Rais'd from the dead, we live anew;
And, justify'd by grace,
We shall appear in glory, too,
And see our Father's face.

Text Information

• First Line: Lord, we confess our num'rous faults
• Title: Salvation by grace
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1793
• Scripture:
  Titus 3:3-7
• Notes: Public Domain.

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