Verse 1F
I was an orphan, lost at the fall; Running away when I’d hear you call,
BbF
But Father, you worked your will.
F
I had no righteousness of my own, I had no right to draw near your throne,
BbF
But Father, you loved me still.
Chorus 1DmAm/C
And in love, before you laid the world’s foundation,
DmBb
You predestined to adopt me as your own.
DmFCAmBb
You have raised me up so high above my station;
Dm Cadd6 F
I’m a child of God by grace, and grace alone
Verse 2F
You left your home to seek out the lost; You knew the great and terrible cost
BbF
But Jesus, your face was set.
F
I worked my fingers down to the bone; But nothing I did could ever atone,
BbF
But Jesus, you paid my debt.
Chorus 2DmAm/C
By your blood I have redemption and salvation.
DmBb
Lord you died that I might reap what you have sown,
DmFCAmBb
And you rose that I might be a new creation.
Dm Cadd6 F
I am born again by grace, and grace alone.
BridgeBbmaj7G7/BF/C Db(b5)
I was in darkness all of my life, I never knew the day from the night,
Dm Db(b5) F/CG7/B
But Spirit, you made me see.
Bbmaj7G7/BF/C Db(b5)
I swore I knew the way on my own; Head full of rocks, a heart made of stone
Dm Db(b5) F/CG7/B
But Spirit, you moved in me.
BbCsus4Dm
And At your touch my sleeping spirit was awakened;
BbCsus4Dm
On my darkened heart the light of Christ has shone.
BbCsus4Dm
Called into a kingdom that cannot shaken;
BbCsus4Dm
Heaven’s citizen by grace, and grace alone.
OutroDmFBbDmFBb
So I’ll stand in faith by grace, and grace alone
DmFBbDmFBb
I will run the race by grace, and grace alone
DmFBbDmFBb
I will slay my sin by grace, and grace alone
DmFBbDmFBb
I will reach the end by grace, and grace alone
EndingDmFBb
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