Scripture Verse

By the grace of God I am what I am: and His grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain. 1 Corinthians 15:10

Introduction

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Barney E. Warren (1867–1951)

Words: Bar­ney E. War­ren, Songs of the Ev­en­ing Light (An­der­son, In­di­ana: Gos­pel Trum­pet, 1897), num­ber 45.

Music: Er­lang­en Bar­ney War­ren, 1897 (🔊 pdf nwc).

Lyrics

By the grace of God I am saved to­day,
I will walk by faith in the nar­row way;
I will trust His grace to pre­serve my soul,
I will rest se­cure while the bil­lows roll.

Refrain

By the grace of God I will live for Him,
I will trust His pow­er to keep from sin;
I will ne­ver doubt, but re­sist the foe,
I will grow in grace as I on­ward go.

By the grace of God I will ne­ver yield
To the tempt­er’s pow­er, but with sword and shield
I’ll de­feat the foe with an ar­dor strong,
In the name of Christ sing the vic­tor’s song.

Refrain

By the grace of God I will tes­ti­fy,
I will watch and pray as the mo­ments fly,
I will live for Him in des­pite of all,
I will hear and heed the Re­deem­er’s call.

Refrain

By the grace of God I will ne­ver fear;
What can harm my soul when the Lord is near?
If I keep low down in hu­mi­li­ty,
If I walk by faith He’ll abide with me.

Refrain

By the grace of God I will keep my eyes
On the Lord alone and the pro­mised prize;
I will bear all things in His pre­cious name,
I will trust His grace and His pro­mise claim.

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