Hymn

Salvation by Grace

Meter 8.6.8.6
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Lord, we confess our num'rous faults,

How great our guilt has been:

Foolish and vain were all our thoughts,

And all our lives were sin.

But, O my soul, forever praise,

Forever love His Name,

Who turns Thy feet from dang'rous ways

Of folly, sin, and shame.

'Tis not by works of righteousness

Which our own hands have done;

But we are saved by sovereign grace

Abounding through His Son.

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'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.

'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.

Raised from the dead, we live anew,

And, justified by grace,

We shall appear in glory too,

And see our Father's face.

Amen.

Salvation by Grace — Text from The Hymnal and Order of Service, 1926. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/salvation-by-grace

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Questions about this hymn

Who wrote Salvation by Grace?

The words of Salvation by Grace were written by Isaac Watts; the version here was published in 1926. The library holds 248 more hymns by Isaac Watts, including Salvation, in Jesus, on the Cross and Christ the Foundation of the Church.

Is Salvation by Grace public domain?

Yes. The words here are taken from The Hymnal and Order of Service, published in 1926. 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 meter of Salvation by Grace?

Salvation by Grace is in Common Meter (8.6.8.6). Hymns in the same meter can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Come, Thou Desire of All the Saints, O For a Heart to Praise My God and The Saint's Trial and Safety.