ALL THAT WE WERE
1. All that we were
- our sin, our guilt,
Our death - was all
our own;
All that we are we
owe to Thee,
Thou God of grace
alone.
2. Thy mercy found
us in our sins,
And gave us to
believe,
Then, in believing,
peace we found,
And in Thy Christ
we live.
3. All that we are,
as saints on earth,
All that we hope to
be,
When Jesus comes
and glory dawns,
We owe it all to
Thee.
4. O God, how rich,
how vast Thy love,
Whoe'er can Thee
repay?
Thy love is past
man's finding out,
Thy grace no man
can say.
5. But Lord, to me
I pray Thee grant,
More clearly may I
see,
That I may e'er
more fully know
How much I owe to
Thee.
6. But if man's
heart should e'er suppose
He could repay Thy
love,
It only means he
nothing knows
Of love, all loves
above.
7. So may we never
bargains make
With that dear love
of Thine;
The love that made
Thine heart once break,
Whoe'er that love
could win?
8. Then nevermore
suggest return,
His love is far too
high;
Butlet our hearts
with rapture burn
That He for us
should die.
9. O Father God, we
owe Thee all!
All that we are and
have!
With grateful
thanks before Thee fall,
'Tis all that we
can give.
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