Thy Works, Not Mine, O Christ

Horatius Bonar • English

Primary Scripture: Genesis 19:17

Verse 1

Your works, not mine, O Christ, speak gladness to this heart; they tell me all is done. they bid my fear depart.

Chorus

To whom but you, who can alone for sin atone, Lord, shall I flee?

Verse 2

Your blood, not mine, O Christ, can heal my sinful soul; your wounds, not mine, contain the balm that makes me whole.

Chorus

To whom but you, who can alone for sin atone, Lord, shall I flee?

Verse 3

Your cross, not mine, O Christ, has borne the awful load of sins that none could bear but the incarnate God.

Chorus

To whom but you, who can alone for sin atone, Lord, shall I flee?

Verse 4

Your death, not mine, O Christ, has paid the ransom due; ten thousand deaths like mine would have been all too few.

Chorus

To whom but you, who can alone for sin atone, Lord, shall I flee?

Verse 5

Your righteousness, O Christ, alone can cover me; no other righteousness can set a sinner free.

Chorus

To whom but you, who can alone for sin atone, Lord, shall I flee?

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