A debtor to mercy alone,Of covenant mercy I sing,Nor fear, with Gods righteousness on,My person and offrings to bring.The terrors of law and of GodWith me can have nothing to do;My Saviors obedience and bloodHide all my transgressions from view.The work which His goodness began,The arm of His strength will complete;His promise is Yea and Amen,And never was forfeited yet.Things future, nor things that are now,Not all things below or above,Can make Him His purpose forego,Or sever my soul from His love.My name from the palms of His handsEternity will not erase;Imprest on His heart, it remainsIn marks of indelible grace.Yes! I to the end shall endure,As sure as the earnest is givn;More happy, but not more secure,When all earthly ties have been rivn.Augustus Toplady (1740-1778)