Not saved are we by try­ing,
From self can come no aid;
’Tis on the blood re­ly­ing,
Once for our ran­som paid;
’Tis look­ing unto Je­sus,
The ho­ly One and Just;
’Tis His great work that saves us,
It is not Try, but Trust.

Refrain

It is not Try, but Trust;
It is not Try, but Trust;
’Tis His great work that saves us;
It is not Try, but Trust.

’Twas vain for Is­ra­el bit­ten
By ser­pents on their way,
To look to their own do­ing,
That aw­ful plague to stay;
The on­ly way for heal­ing,
When hum­bled in the dust,
Was of the Lord’s re­veal­ing,
It was not Try, but Trust.

Refrain

No deeds of ours are need­ed
To make Christ’s mer­it more;
No frames of mind, or feel­ings,
Can add to His great store;
’Tis simp­ly to re­ceive Him,
The ho­ly One and Just,
’Tis on­ly to be­lieve Him,
It was not Try, but Trust.

Refrain