293. Naught Have I Gotten
1 Naught have I gotten but what I received;
Grace hath bestowed it since I have believed;
Boasting excluded, pride I abase;
I’m only a sinner, saved by grace!
Refrain:
Only a sinner saved by grace!
Only a sinner saved by grace!
This is my story, to God be the glory—-
I’m only a sinner saved by grace!
2 Once I was foolish, and sin ruled my heart,
Causing my footsteps from God to depart;
Jesus hath found me, happy my case;
I now am a sinner, saved by grace! (Refrain)
3 Tears unavailing, no merit had I;
Mercy had saved me, or else I must die;
Sin had alarmed me, fearing God’s face;
But now I’m a sinner saved by grace! (Refrain)
4 Suffer a sinner whose heart overflows,
Loving his Savior to tell what he knows;
Once more to tell it would I embrace--
I’m only a sinner saved by grace! (Refrain)
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | Naught have I gotten, but what I received |
| Title: | Naught Have I Gotten |
| Author: | James M. Gray (1905) |
| Publication Date: | 1974 |
| Meter: | 10 10 9 9 Ref. |
| Scripture: | Ephesians 2:8 |
| Topic: | Testimony, Hymns of; Witness, Hymns of |
| Refrain First Line: | Only a sinner saved by grace! |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | ONLY A SINNER |
| Composer: | Daniel B. Towner (1905) |
| Meter: | 10 10 9 9 Ref. |
| Key: | B♭ Major |
