I was an orphan, lost at the fall;
Running away when I'd hear you call,
But Father, you worked your will.
I had no righteousness of my own
I had no right to draw near your throne,
But Father, you loved me still.
And in love, before you laid the world's foundation,
You predestined to adopt me as your own.
You have raised me up so high above my station;
I'm a child of God by grace, and grace alone
You left your home to seek out the lost;
You knew the great and terrible cost
But Jesus, your face was set.
I worked my fingers down to the bone;
But nothing I did could ever atone,
But Jesus, you paid my debt.
By your blood I have redemption and salvation.
Lord you died that I might reap what you have sown,
And you rose that I might be a new creation.
I am born again by grace, and grace alone.
I was darkness all of my life,
I never knew the day from the night,
But Spirit, you made me see.
I swore I knew the way on my own;
Head full of rocks, a heart made of stone
But Spirit, you moved in me.
And At your touch my sleeping spirit was awakened;
On my darkened heart the light of Christ has shone.
Called into a kingdom that cannot shaken;
Heaven's citizen by grace, and grace alone.
So I'll stand in faith by grace, and grace alone
I will run the race by grace, and grace alone
I will slay my sin by grace, and grace alone
I will reach the end by grace, and grace alone
Monday 12/16
Grace Alone
December 16, 2019 • James McTague
Monday 1/13
January 13, 2020 • James McTague
Come, Thou Fount of every blessing Tune my heart to sing Thy grace Streams of mercy, never ceasing Call for songs of loudest praise Teach me some melodious sonnet Sung by flaming tongues above Praise the mount, I'm fixed upon it Mount of Thy redeeming love Here I raise my Ebenezer Here there by Thy great help I've come And I hope, by Thy good pleasure Safely to arrive at home Jesus sought me when a stranger Wandering from the fold of God He, to rescue me from danger Interposed His precious blood Oh, to grace how great a debtor Daily I'm constrained to be Let that goodness like a fetter Bind my wandering heart to Thee Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it Prone to leave the God I love Here's my heart, oh, take and seal it Seal it for Thy courts above Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it Prone to leave the God I love Here's my heart, oh, take and seal it Seal it for Thy courts above Here's my heart, oh, take and seal it Seal it for Thy courts above
Monday 12/23
December 23, 2019 • James McTague
There is no other so sure and steady, my hope is held in your hand When castles crumble and breath is fleeting, upon this rock I will stand Upon this rock I will stand Glory, glory, we have no other king but Jesus Lord of all Raise the anthem, our loudest praises ring, we crown Him Lord of all Your kindly rule has shattered and broken the curse of sin's tyranny My life is hidden 'neath Heaven's shadow, Your crimson flood covers me Your crimson flood covers me Glory, glory, we have no other king but Jesus Lord of all Raise the anthem, our loudest praises ring, we crown Him Lord of all In all my sorrows, Jesus is better - make my heart believe In all my victories, Jesus is better - make my heart believe Than any comfort, Jesus is better - make my heart believe More than all riches, Jesus is better - make my heart believe Our souls declaring, Jesus is better - make my heart believe Our song eternal, Jesus is better - make my heart believe Glory, glory, we have no other king but Jesus Lord of all Glory, glory, we have no other king but Jesus Lord of all Raise the anthem, our loudest praises ring, we crown Him Lord of all We crown Him Lord of all