Hymn
Only a Sinner
Words: Gray, James M. (James Martin), 1851-1935 (1905)
Naught have I gotten but what I received; Grace hath bestowed it since I have believed; Boasting excluded, pride I abase; I'm only a sinner saved by grace!
Chorus
Only a sinner saved by grace! Only a sinner saved by grace! This is my story, to God be the glory,-- I'm only a sinner saved by grace!
Once I was foolish, and sin ruled my heart, Causing my footsteps from God to depart; Jesus hath found me, happy my case, I now am a sinner saved by grace! [Chorus]
Tears unavailing, no merit had I; Mercy had saved me, or else I must die; Sin had alarmed me, fearing God's face; But now I'm a sinner saved by grace! [Chorus]
Suffer a sinner whose heart over-flows, Loving his Saviour, to tell what he knows; Once more to tell it, would I embrace-- I'm only a sinner saved by grace! [Chorus]
Public domain · as printed in Hallowed Hymns, New and Old, 1908 · text courtesy of Hymnary.org. Wording may differ slightly from your hymn book.