Grace!

GRACE, ’TIS A CHARMING SOUND

Grace! ‘Tis a charming sound,
Harmonious to the ear,
Heav’n with the echo shall resound,
And all the earth shall hear.

Saved by grace alone!
This is all my plea:
Jesus died for all mankind,
And Jesus died for me.

‘Twas grace that wrote my name
In life’s eternal book;
‘Twas grace that gave me to the Lamb,
Who all my sorrows took.

Grace taught my wandering feet
To tread the heav’nly road;
And new supplies each hour I meet,
While pressing on to God.

Grace taught my soul to pray,
And made mine eyes o’erflow;
'Twas grace which kept me to this day,
And will not let me go.

Oh let Thy grace inspire
My soul with strength divine;
May all my pow’rs to Thee aspire,
And all my days be Thine.

Saved by grace alone!
This is all my plea:
Jesus died for all mankind,
And Jesus died for me.


Philip Doddridge
and
Augustus M. Toplady

FWIW, CyberHymnal has slightly different words and an extra vese that our hymnal doesn't have. I like the tune we use better too. :-)

Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeean Piiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiicker!

LOL. I have a new appreciation for my great-grandparents. My family used to work the bean fields & cannery in Jersey (back before there were illegal migrant workers to do it). I have new respect for all of 'em. Legals & non. Bean pickin' IS back-breaking work. Between last Saturday and Thursday of this week, hubby and I picked 27 pounds of green beans. O.O Thankfully I have an auntie who loves me, and loves to can veggies... so we are now the proud owners of 17 quarts and 14 pints of green beans.

Beans anyone??? :-D