Not By Works Alone

 

We each have walked a long, dark path,
Done things we wouldn’t share,
Knowing we’ll stand before Your Throne
In our shame and despair.
 
We seek to hide behind our works,
The good we might have done,
But there is only one true hope –
The price paid by Your Son,
 
It matters that we do good works,
To prove our change of heart.
We cannot truly call Him Lord,
Without a brand new start.
 
Yet, there is nothing we can do
From the muck of disgrace
That justifies our redemption.
For that we need His grace.
 
Oh Lord, I tremble in my shame,
My soul is stained and grim,
But I hold in faith to The Word,
For I belong to Him.  
 
Ephesians 2:8-9
For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.