By Grace Alone
Authors: Ida Scott Taylor • Composers: J. Howard Entwisle • Meter: 8.6.8.6. double with refrain, 8.6.8.6.8.6.8.6. with refrain • Language: English • Formats: lyrics, png • Copyright: Free PNG, Public Domain • Years: 1898
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1. A message sweet is borne to me
On wings of joy divine;
A wondrous message, glad and free,
That thrills this heart of mine;
I’m saved by grace, by grace alone,
Thro’ Christ, whose love I claim,
No other could for sin atone,
Hosanna to his name!
Chorus:
O glorious song (glorious song) that all day long (all day long)
With tuneful note is ringing,
I’m saved by grace, amazing grace,
My soul with joy is singing!
2. I hear the message that I love
When morning dawns anew,
I read it in the sun above
That shines across the blue;
I hear it in the twilight still,
And at the sunset hour,—
I’m saved by grace! what words can thrill
With such a magic pow’r?
3. Oh, wondrous grace for all mankind,
That spreads from sea to sea!
It heals the sick and leads the blind,
And sets the pris’ner free;
The soul that seeks it cannot fail
To see the Savior’s face,
And Satan’s pow’r cannot prevail
If we are saved by grace.