Common Tune

Hymn

Not What These Hands Have Done

DIADEMATA · S.M.D. · words Horatius Bonar · music George J. Elvey

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Not What These Hands Have Done in par weight guilt His don of y bur me ease save y can this this tomb speak; sin; soul; cross grace work what lone, lone, dis a a these Not 1. hands 4. His 3. Thy 2. Thy doubt; I To Can Can each O O have God, pels done Christ, peace spir g'ring sore me my of age with it bond shade Each Can Can Can lin this give make gloom. break. in. whole. thought power blood what un lone, lone, toil of a a this Each Thy Thy Not and of of has fear, God, God, borne Lamb ing flesh O O be Son lief truth love Lord, peace and di to with rest trust mine, give His on O me might; vine; Thee, God; what praise bless love the the to I I I Thy Not grace; God; God, do I I Not Can of O or of feel me, Christ God aw joy, Sav spir my iour it ful set bear call My I And Can this my my my God, light. mine. free. load. calls with rid all me un me my He And Can Not and un and Him call lip mine, heart rest, tears I this and t'ring fal sighs dark prayers of His, Horatius Bonar, 1861 DIADEMATA S.M.D. George J. Elvey, 1868
Not What These Hands Have Done in par weight guilt His don of y bur me ease save y can this this tomb speak; sin; soul; cross grace work what lone, lone, dis a a these Not 1. hands 4. His 3. Thy 2. Thy doubt; I To Can Can each O O have God, pels done Christ, peace spir g'ring sore me my of age with it bond shade Each Can Can Can lin this give make gloom. break. in. whole. thought power blood what un lone, lone, toil of a a this Each Thy Thy Not and of of has fear, God, God, borne Lamb ing flesh O O be Son lief truth love Lord, peace and di to with rest trust mine, give His on O me might; vine; Thee, God; what praise bless love the the to I I I Thy Not grace; God; God, do I I Not Can of O or of feel me, Christ God aw joy, Sav spir my iour it ful set bear call My I And Can this my my my God, light. mine. free. load. calls with rid all me un me my He And Can Not and un and Him call lip mine, heart rest, tears I this and t'ring fal sighs dark prayers of His, Horatius Bonar, 1861 DIADEMATA S.M.D. George J. Elvey, 1868

1.Not what these hands have done
Can save this guilty soul;
Not what this 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.

2.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.

3.Thy grace alone, O God,
To me can pardon speak;
Thy power alone, O Son of God,
Can this sore bondage break.
I bless the Christ of God;
I rest on love divine;
And with unfalt'ring lip and heart
I call this Saviour mine.

4.His cross dispels each doubt;
I bury in His tomb
Each thought of unbelief and fear,
Each ling'ring 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.

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