Not what these hands have done
Can save the guilty soul;
Not what this toiling flesh has borne
Can make the spirit whole.

Refrain
Thy blood alone, Lord Jesus,
Can cleanse my soul from sin:
Thy Word alone, O Lamb of God,
Can give me peace within!

Not what I feel or do
Can give me peace with God;
Not all my prayers, and sighs and tears,
Can ease sin’s awful load.

Thy love to me alone
Not mine, O Lord, to Thee
Can rid the heart of dark unrest,
And set the spirit free.

No other work save Thine
Nought save Thy blood will do:
No strength, save that which is divine,
Can bear me safely through.

How vast, how full, how free,
The mercy of our God!
Proclaim the blessed news around,
And spread it all abroad.

Refrain
Blessed, blessed news:
Mercy e’en for thee,
Flowing from the heart of God-
So vast, so full, so free!

How vast! "Whoever will"
May drink at mercy’s stream,
And know that faith in Jesus brings
Salvation e’en to him.

How full! It doth remove
The stain of every sin,
And leave the conscience white and pure
As though no sin had been.

How free! It asks no price,
For God delights to give;
It only says- a simple thing-
"Believe on Christ, and live."

Poor trembling sinner, "come!"
God waits to comfort thee;
Oh, cast thyself upon His love!
So vast, so full, so free!