A Debtor to Mercy Alone!

A Debtor to Mercy Alone

A debtor to mercy alone,
Of covenant mercy I sing;
Nor fear, with thy righteousness on,
My person and off’ring to bring.
The terrors of law and of God
With me can have nothing to do;
My Saviour’s obedience and blood
Hide all my transgressions from view.

The work which his goodness began,
The arm of his strength will complete;
His promise is Yea and Amen,
And never was forfeited yet.
Things future, nor things that are now,
Nor all things below or above,
Can make him his purpose forgo,
Or sever my soul from his love.

My name from the palms of his hands
Eternity will not erase;
Impressed on his heart it remains,
In marks of indelible grace.
Yes, I to the end shall endure,
As sure as the earnest is given;
More happy, but not more secure,
The glorified spirits in heav’n.

Words: Au­gus­tus M. Top­la­dy, in the Gos­pel Mag­a­zine, 1771.

Music: Llan­gris­ti­o­lus, Jo­seph Par­ry, in Llyfr To­nau Cynu­lleid­faol, ed­it­ed by J. Ro­berts, 1870.

Al­ter­nate tune: Trewen, David E. Evans (1843-1913).

HT: Cyberhymnal

What glorious truth about the Gospel of grace, enduring for ever to save undeserving sinners worthy of nothing short of eternal damnation. Let as sing together with the heavenly choir, though eternity upon eternities pass from our days:

A debtor to mercy alone,
Of covenant mercy I sing;
Nor fear, with thy righteousness on,
My person and off’ring to bring.
The terrors of law and of God
With me can have nothing to do;
My Saviour’s obedience and blood
Hide all my transgressions from view.

FeebleSaint (JM Vergara) is an aspiring Christian blogger. A sinner saved by God's sovereign grace. An Engineer. A GFX afficionado. A lay-theologian. Nothing but a Feeble Saint. Find me on: Twitter - Facebook - Plurk - Multiply - Youtube - email