'Thy works, not mine, O Christ' (hymn) written by Horatius Bonar

Thy works, not mine, O Christ,

Speak gladness to this heart;

They tell me all is done,

They bid my fear depart.

For whom save Thee, who canst alone

For sin atone, Lord, shall I flee?


Thy wounds, not mine, O Christ,

Can heal my bruised soul;

Thy stripes, not mine, contain

The balm that makes me whole.

To whom, save Thee, who canst alone

For sin atone, Lord, shall I flee?


Thy cross, not mine, O Christ,

Has borne the awful load

Of sins that none could bear 

But the incarnate God.

To whom save Thee, who canst alone

For sin atone, Lord, shall I flee?


Thy death, not mine, O Christ,

Has paid the ransom due;

Ten thousand deaths like mine 

Would have been all too few.

To whom save Thee, who canst alone

For sin atone, Lord, shall I flee?


Thy righteousness, O Christ,

Alone can cover me;

No righteousness avails

Save that which is of Thee:

To whom save Thee, who canst alone

For sin atone, Lord, shall I flee?




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