Only by the grace of Jesus
Only by the grace of Jesus,
only by his sacrifice,
love unmerited, love unlimited
pours upon our lives.
Jesus, King of kings, Lord of lords
who paid the cost,
took our guilt, took our shame,
took our sins upon the cross.
Chorus:
This is the greatness of his mercy,
the Saviour takes the sinner’s place;
this is the sacrifice of heaven,
this is the wonder of his grace.
2. Only by the grace of Jesus,
saved through faith and freed from sin,
may we live, transformed, forgiven,
lives that honour him.
Jesus, King of kings, Lord of lords
who came to save,
conquered death, conquered fear
when he rose up from the grave.
This is the greatness of his mercy…
3. Only by the grace of Jesus,
not by anything we have done,
only justified by mercy,
by his blood we come.
Jesus, King of kings, Lord of lords
who died for us,
now he lives, now he reigns
over all, victorious.
This is the greatness of his mercy…
(Chorus twice to end)
© 2017 SUSIE HARE/PRAISE TRUST
Susie Hare
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Only by the grace of Jesus Metre: - Irregular
Composer: - Hare, Susie
A look at the author
Hare, Susie
Susie Hare was born in 1947 in Basingstoke, Hampshire. She was awarded the Hampshire Music Scholarship in 1957 and studied composition at Weymouth Teacher Training College (1965 – 68)
As well as working as a music teacher in various Hampshire schools, Susie served as Music Director at St. Mary’s Church, Basingstoke between 1965 and 2005.
Susie compiled The Bridge songbook (2001, Kevin Mayhew) and her published works include worship songs and Rainbow Eucharist; the musicals, Follow That Star;, First Night, Second Chance; A Special Kind of Present; and Alive To Tell The Story; and school songbooks Old Daisy Cow; Freddie The Fly; and Five Pigs Playing. Susie is married with two daughters and four grandchildren.
Several of her songs are published by Praise! online. Numbers 1026, 1027, 1036, 1046, 1060, 1068, 1078, 1079, 1117, 1120, 1121, 1128, 1129, 1224, 1225.