Christ My Song - 2196
Thy works, not mine, O Christ - The Sin-Bearer
(Horatius Bonar/Johannes Thomas Rüegg)
The Sin-Bearer.
"He was wounded for our transgressions,
he was bruised for our iniquities." (Isaiah 53,5)
1. Thy works, not mine, O Christ,
speak gladness to this heart;
they tell me all is done,
they bid my fear depart.
To whom, save thee,
who can alone
for sin atone,
Lord, shall I flee? PDF - Midi
2. Thy pains, not mine, O Christ,
upon the shameful tree,
have paid the law's full price,
and purchased peace for me.
To whom, save thee,
who can alone
for sin atone,
Lord, shall I flee?
3. Thy tears, not mine, O Christ,
have wept my guilt away,
and turned this night of mine
into a blessed day.
To whom, save thee,
who can alone
for sin atone,
Lord, shall I flee?
4. Thy bonds, not mine, O Christ,
unbind me of my chain,
and break my prison-doors,
ne'er to be barred again.
To whom, save thee,
who can alone
for sin atone,
Lord, shall I flee?
5. Thy wounds, not mine, O Christ,
can heal my bruisèd soul;
thy stripes, not mine, contain
the balm that makes me whole.
To whom, save thee,
who can alone
for sin atone,
Lord, shall I flee?
6. Thy blood, not mine, O Christ,
thy blood so freely spilt,
can blanch my blackest stains,
and purge away the guilt.
To whom, save thee,
who can alone
for sin atone,
Lord, shall I flee?
7. Thy cross, not mine, O Christ,
has borne the awful load
of sins, that none in heaven
or earth could bear, but God.
To whom, save thee,
who can alone
for sin atone,
Lord, shall I flee?
8. Thy death, not mine, O Christ,
has paid the ransom due;
ten thousand deaths like mine
would have been all too few.
To whom, save thee,
who can alone
for sin atone,
Lord, shall I flee?
9. Thy righteousness, O Christ,
alone can cover me;
no righteousness avails
save that which is of thee.
To whom, save thee,
who can alone
for sin atone,
Lord, shall I flee?
10. Thy righteousness alone
can clothe and beautify;
I wrap it round my soul;
in this I'll live and die.
To whom, save thee,
who can alone
for sin atone,
Lord, shall I flee?
Horatius Bonar, Hymns of Faith and Hope I, 1878, 100-102.