Verse 1F
I was an orphan, lost at the fall; Running away when I’d hear you call,
A#F
But Father, you worked your will.
F
I had no righteousness of my own, I had no right to draw near your throne,
A#F
But Father, you loved me still.
Chorus 1DmAm/C
And in love, before you laid the world’s foundation,
DmA#
You predestined to adopt me as your own.
DmFCAmA#
You have raised me up so high above my station;
Dm Cadd6 F
I’m a child of God by grace, and grace alone
Verse 2F
You left your home to seek out the lost; You knew the great and terrible cost
A#F
But Jesus, your face was set.
F
I worked my fingers down to the bone; But nothing I did could ever atone,
A#F
But Jesus, you paid my debt.
Chorus 2DmAm/C
By your blood I have redemption and salvation.
DmA#
Lord you died that I might reap what you have sown,
DmFCAmA#
And you rose that I might be a new creation.
Dm Cadd6 F
I am born again by grace, and grace alone.
BridgeA#maj7G7/BF/C C#(b5)
I was in darkness all of my life, I never knew the day from the night,
Dm C#(b5) F/CG7/B
But Spirit, you made me see.
A#maj7G7/BF/C C#(b5)
I swore I knew the way on my own; Head full of rocks, a heart made of stone
Dm C#(b5) F/CG7/B
But Spirit, you moved in me.
A#Csus4Dm
And At your touch my sleeping spirit was awakened;
A#Csus4Dm
On my darkened heart the light of Christ has shone.
A#Csus4Dm
Called into a kingdom that cannot shaken;
A#Csus4Dm
Heaven’s citizen by grace, and grace alone.
OutroDmFA#DmFA#
So I’ll stand in faith by grace, and grace alone
DmFA#DmFA#
I will run the race by grace, and grace alone
DmFA#DmFA#
I will slay my sin by grace, and grace alone
DmFA#DmFA#
I will reach the end by grace, and grace alone
EndingDmFA#
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