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GRACE IS FREE

Scripture Verse

It is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. Ephesians 2:8–9

Introduction

Words: Em­ma M. John­ston, in Show­ers of Bless­ing, ed­it­ed by John R. Swe­ney & Will­iam Kirk­pat­rick (Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: John J. Hood, 1888), num­ber 28.

Music: Will­iam J. Kirk­pat­rick (🔊 ).

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William J. Kirkpatrick
(1838–1921)

Lyrics

There’s no­thing like the old, old sto­ry,
Grace is free, grace is free!
Which saints and mar­tyrs tell in glo­ry,
Grace is free, grace is free!
It brought them thro’ the flood and flame,
By it they fought and ov­er­came,
And now they cry thro’ His dear name,
Grace is free, grace is free!

Refrain

There’s no­thing like the old, old sto­ry,
Grace is free, grace is free!
Which saints and mar­tyrs tell in glo­ry,
Grace is free, grace is free!

There’s on­ly hope in trust­ing Je­sus,
Grace is free, grace is free!
From sin that doomed, He died to free us,
Grace is free, grace is free!
Who would not tell the sto­ry sweet
Of love so won­drous, so com­plete,
And fall in rap­ture at His feet,
Grace is free, grace is free!

Refrain

From age to age the theme is tell­ing,
Grace is free, grace is free!
From shore to shore the strains are swell­ing,
Grace is free, grace is free!
And when that time shall cease to be,
And faith is crowned with vic­to­ry,
’Twill sound thro’ all eter­ni­ty,
Grace is free, grace is free!

Refrain