Scripture Verse

By grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. Ephesians 2:8–9

Introduction

Words & Mu­sic: Will­iam B. Brad­bu­ry, The De­vo­tion­al Hymn and Tune Book (Phil­a­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: Am­er­i­can Bap­tist Pub­li­ca­tion So­ci­e­ty, 1864), num­ber 328 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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William B. Bradbury
1816–1868

Lyrics

Nothing either great or small,
Remains for me to do;
Jesus died and paid it all—
Yes, all the debt I owe.

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Jesus paid it all,
All the debt I owe;
Jesus died, and paid it all—
Yes, all the debt I owe.

When He from His lofty throne
Stooped down to do and die,
Everything was fully done;
Yes, Finished! was His cry.

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Weary, working, plodding one!
O, wherefore toil you so?
Cease your doing: All was done
Yes, ages long ago.

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Till to Jesus’ work you cling,
Alone by simple faith,
Doing is a deadly thing,
All doing ends in death.

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Cast your deadly doing down,
Down, all at Jesus’ feet;
Stand in Him, in Him alone,
All glorious and complete.

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