Hymn
Justification by Faith, not Works
Vain are the hopes the sons of men
On their own works have built;
Their hearts, by nature, all unclean,
And all their actions, guilt.
Let Jew and Gentile equal stand,
Without a murmuring word;
And the whole race of Adam own
Their guilt before the Lord.
Jesus, how glorious is thy grace;
When in thy name we trust,
Our faith receives a righteousness
That makes the sinner just.
Justification by Faith, not Works — Text from The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book, 1886. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/justification-by-faith-not-works
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Justification by Faith, not Works?
The words of Justification by Faith, not Works were written by Isaac Watts; the version here was published in 1886. The library holds 248 more hymns by Isaac Watts, including Distress of Soul and The Commission.
Is Justification by Faith, not Works public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book, published in 1886. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the metre of Justification by Faith, not Works?
Justification by Faith, not Works is in Common Metre (8.6.8.6). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Come, Let Us Use the Grace Divine, O 'twas a joyful sound to hear and The Rest of Faith.