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Hymn

Not What These Hands Have Done

LEOMINSTER · S.M.D. · words Horatius Bonar · music George William Martin

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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 speak; tomb sin; soul; cross hands grace dis a a these 3. 4. His Thy 2. Thy 1. Not work what lone, I To Can Can each O O have pels lone, doubt; God, Christ, done spir peace g'ring sore me my of age with it shade bond lin this give make Each Can Can Can gloom. break. in. whole. thought power blood what un lone, lone, toil of a a this Not Each Thy Thy and of of has God, fear, God, borne ing be O O lief Son Lamb flesh truth love Lord, peace with and di to trust rest mine, give on O me His vine; might; Thee, God; love praise bless what the to I Not I I Thy the grace; God; God, do I I Not Can God Christ me, feel of of O or my this my my ful it iour aw joy, Sav spir I My And Can God, call set bear light. mine. free. load. my calls with rid all me un me my He And Can Not call lip dark sighs mine, heart rest, tears Him and un and His, fal of prayers I t'ring this and Horatius Bonar, 1861 LEOMINSTER S.M.D. George William Martin, 1862

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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