Not what these hands have done

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Not what these hands have done Not What These Hands Have Done
Vorm	Strofelied Lied met refrein
Herkomst
Taal	Engels
Land	Schotland
Periode	1861
Tekst
Dichter	Horatius Bonar
Metrisch	6-6-8-6
Muziek
Componist	George William Martin (a) James McGranahan (b)
Melodie	Leominster (a) McGranahan (b)
Solmisatie	3-3-3-3-3-4-3-2-2-2-3-2 (a) 1-2-3-3-3-2-1-3-5-5-6-5-3-1-2 (b)
Liedbundels
Gospel Hymns 243

Not what these hands have done (Not What These Hands Have Done) is een lied van Horatius Bonar. Het lied wordt (ingekort) het meest gezongen op Leominster (melodie) van George William Martin (1825-1881); de Gospel Hymns kiezen voor een refrein-versie van James McGranahan.

Vertalingen

Het lied is vertaald door

• Meier Salomon Bromet: Niet wat mijn hand ooit deed

Tekst

Bonar

McGranahan

1 Not what these hands have done Can save this guilty soul; Not what this toiling flesh has borne Can make my spirit whole. 2 Not what I feel or do Can give me peace with God; Not all my prayers, and sighs, and tears, Can bear my awful load. 3 Thy work alone, O Christ, Can ease this weight of sin; Thy blood alone, O Lamb of God, Can give me peace within. 4 Thy love to me, O God, Not mine, O Lord, to thee, Can rid me of this dark unrest, And set my spirit free. 5 Thy grace alone, O God, To me can pardon speak; Thy power alone, O Son of God, Can this sore bondage break. 6 No other work, save thine, No meaner blood will do; No strength, save that which is divine, Can bear me safely through. 7 I bless the Christ of God; I rest on love divine; And with unfaltering lip and heart, I call this Saviour mine. 8 His cross dispels each doubt; I bury in his tomb Each thought of unbelief and fear, Each lingering shade of gloom. 9 I praise the God of grace; I trust his truth and might; He calls me his, I call him mine, My God, my joy, my light. 10 In him is only good, In me is only ill; My ill but draws his goodness forth, And me he loveth still. 11 ’Tis he who saveth me, And freely pardon gives; I love because he loveth me, I live because he lives. 12 My life with him is hid, My death has passed away, My clouds have melted into light, My midnight into day.

1 Not what these hands have done, Can save this guilty soul; Not what this toiling flesh has borne, Can make my spirit whole. refrain: Thy work alone, my Saviour, Can ease this weight of sin; Thy blood alone, O Lamb of God, Can give me peace within. 2 Not what I feel or do, Can give me peace with God; Not all my pray’rs, or sighs, or tears, Can ease my awful load. refrain 3 Thy love to me, O God, Not mine, O Lord, to Thee, Can rid me of this dark unrest, And set my spirit free. refrain 4 No other work save Thine, No meaner blood, will do; No strength, save that which is divine, Can bear me safely through. refrain 5 I praise the God of grace, I trust His love and might; He calls me His, I call Him mine; My God, my joy, my light! refrain

Ontstaan

Het lied verscheen in 12 strofen in Bonar’s Hymns of Faith and Hope. Second Series, London: James Nisbet & Co., 1861, p. 175-177.

Externe links

• hymnary.org

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