Change Forever Hymn Book: Not what my hands have done

Words: Horatius Bonar (Mod. R.Mc.)

Tune: Leominster

Tune: Indelible grace/ Kevin Twitt

Not what my hands have done
can save my guilty soul;
Not what my toiling flesh has borne
can make my spirit whole.
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.

Your voice alone, O Lord,
can speak to me of grace;
Your power alone, O Son of God,
can all my sin erase.
No other work but Yours,
no other blood will do;
No strength but that which is divine
can bear me safely through.

Your work alone, O Christ,
can ease this weight of sin;
Your blood alone, O Lamb of God,
can give me peace within.
Your love to me, O God,
not mine, O Lord, to You,
Can rid me of this dark unrest,
and must my heart renew.

I bless the Christ of God;
I rest on love divine;
And with unfaltering lip and heart
I call this Saviour mine.
His cross dispels each doubt;
I bury in His tomb
Each thought of unbelief and fear,
each lingering shade of gloom.

I praise the God of grace;
I trust His truth and might;
He calls me His, I call Him mine,
My God, my joy and light.
It’s He who has saved me,
and freely pardon gives;
I love because He first loved me,
I live because He lives.

Sheet music for tune Leominster can be downloaded here.

Sheet music for Indelible Grace version can be downloaded here.

Original Words

Not what my hands have done
Can save my guilty soul;
Not what my toiling flesh has borne
Can make my spirit whole.
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.

Thy work alone, O Christ,
Can ease this weight of sin
Thy blood alone O Lamb of God,
Can give me peace within.
Thy love to me O God,
Not mine, O Lord, to Thee
Can rid me of
This dark unrest,
And set my spirit free!

Thy grace alone, O God,
To me can pardon speak;
Thy power alone O Son of God,
Can this sore bondage break.
No other work, save Thine,
No other blood will do,
No strength save that,
Which is divine,
Can bear me safely through.

I bless the Christ of God;
I rest on love divine;
And with unfaltering lip and heart,
I call this Savior mine.
His cross dispels each doubt,
I bury in His tomb
My unbelief,
And all my fear,
Each lingering shade of gloom.

I praise the God of grace,
I trust His truth and might
He calls me His, I call Him mine,
My God, my joy, my light
’Tis He Who saveth me,
And freely pardon gives
I love because
He loveth me,
I live because He lives!

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Tune: Leominster

Male vocalist with guitar