Thy Grace Alone, O God

"Not what my hands have done
Can save my guilty soul;
Not what my 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 & sighs & tears
Can bear my awful load.
Thy Grace alone, O God,
To me can pardon speak;
Thy power alone, O Son of God,
Can this sore bondage break.
No other work save thine,
No other blood will do.
No strength save that which is divine
Can bear me safely through."

Horatius Bonar