A debtor to mercy alone

A debtor to mercy alone,
Of covenant mercy I sing;
I come with Your righteousness on,
My person and offering I bring:
The judgments of Your holy law
With me can have nothing to do;
My Saviour’s obedience and blood
Hide all my transgressions from view.

The work which Your goodness began,
The arm of Your strength will complete;
Your promise is yes and amen,
And never was forfeited yet:
The future or things that are now,
No power below or above,
Can make Your great purpose forego,
Or sever my soul from Your love.

Eternity will not erase
My name from the palms of Your hands;
In marks of indelible grace
Impressed on Your heart it remains:
Yes I, to the end will endure,
Until I bow down at Your throne;
Forever and always secure,
A debtor to mercy alone,
A debtor to mercy alone.

Augustus Toplady (1740-78)
Adapted by Jonathan D. Smith, 2019