'Tis Not By Works of Righteousness

Isaac Watts • English

Primary Scripture: Titus 3:5

Verse 1

'Tis not by works of righteousness Which our own hands have done, But we are saved by sov'reign grace Abounding thro' His Son.

Verse 2

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

Verse 3

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

Verse 4

Raised from the dead we live anew. And, justified by grace, We shall appear in glory too, And see our Father's face.

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