Grace and Unmerited Favor

Where it surfaces

• Book I: On Select Texts of Scripture

  The believer's salvation and ongoing strength are attributed to God's grace, not human merit.

• Adam

  God's grace forgives Adam's guilt without being asked, and enables faith.

• Cain and Abel

  Contrasts Cain's self-righteousness with the grace of God, which alone can change the heart and is typified by the Redeemer's blood.

• 5: Lot in Sodom

  Mercy plucked Lot by the hand, showing God's grace in saving him despite his lingering.

• Esau

  The speaker acknowledges being no better than Esau, yet receives pardon and heaven, attributing all praise to the Saviour.

• Jacob's Ladder

  The gospel throne of grace accessible to believers, and the unmerited favor of God in claiming Jacob and believers as his own.

• My Name Is Jacob

  The speaker acknowledges his past rebellion and sin, yet relies on God's mercy and grace to sustain him.

• Plenty in the Time of Dearth

  The poem emphasizes the abundance of grace available in Christ, who provides for the needy despite their unworthiness.

• Joseph Made Known to His Brethren

  The chapter highlights the unmerited favor shown by Joseph to his brothers, and by Christ to sinners, who are forgiven despite their offenses.

• The Bitter Waters

  The cross is presented as a wonder-working wood that, by faith, turns losses into gains and bitter experiences into sweet, highlighting God's gracious provision.

• Manna Hoarded

  The manna is a symbol of God's daily, unmerited provision, emphasizing that spiritual sustenance must be received fresh from God's hand.

• The Golden Calf

  The poem implies that despite human sin, God's grace through Christ's blood provides redemption and calls believers to live wholly for Him.

• The True Aaron

  The poem emphasizes that salvation and intercession are gifts of grace, as Christ's sacrifice and priesthood are for sinners who are weak and vile.

• Balaam's Wish

  The righteous possess a solid hope in death, which is a gift of grace, not earned by human merit.

• Gibeon

  Gibeon, unlike other nations, found mercy despite their deception, symbolizing the grace of Christ to sinners.

• Jehovah-Shalem—The Lord Send Peace

  The hymn marvels that peace is given to rebels who deserved the curse, highlighting God's unmerited favor.

• Gideon's Fleece

  The dew of gospel peace is a gift of grace, given to the Gentiles and to believers, not earned but received.

• Hannah; or the Throne of Grace

  The throne of grace represents God's unmerited favor, where troubled souls find welcome and help.

• Dagon Before the Ark

  The poem highlights God's grace as the power that overcomes self, yet emphasizes the ongoing need for grace to fully consume the remnants of sin.

• David’s Fall

  Despite David's grievous sins, God's mercy and forgiveness are extended when he repents, demonstrating unmerited favor.

• Is This Thy Kindness to Thy Friend?

  The speaker acknowledges that only God's grace prevents him from being spurned, despite his vileness and base behavior.

• Ask What I Shall Give Thee

  The hymn emphasizes God's grace and power, and the blood of Christ that sets the conscience free from guilt.

• Another

  The speaker's requests for pardon, holiness, and the presence of Christ are framed as gracious gifts from God.

• Another

  The throne of grace and the promise of answered prayer highlight God's unmerited favor toward sinners.

• Queen of Sheba

  Christ's bounty exceeds all requests, granting more than the seeker can ask or think.

• Naaman

  The healing of Naaman and the cleansing from sin are presented as gifts received through humble obedience, not through elaborate works or personal merit.

• The Borrowed Axe

  The miracle is an act of grace, as God responds to the prayer of a poor prophet's son, demonstrating His unmerited favor toward those who trust in Him.

• Faith’s Review and Expectation

  The entire hymn celebrates grace as the unmerited power that saves, teaches, guides, and secures the believer's eternal future.

• The Joy of the Lord Is Your Strength

  The chapter speaks of the Lord planting grace and a sense of pardoning love, which are unmerited gifts that produce joy.

• What Shall I Render?

  The narrator acknowledges that his best works are stained with sin and nothing worth, yet he can still approach God because of His grace.

• Wisdom

  The poem marvels that God would love and die for unworthy sinners, highlighting the unmerited grace extended to humanity.

• A Friend That Sticketh Closer Than a Brother

  Jesus's love is described as costly, free, and without end, given despite our ill treatment, highlighting unmerited favor.

• Vanity of the World

  The poem implies that salvation and being embraced in God's everlasting arms are acts of divine grace, not earned by worldly means.

• Vanity of the Creature Sanctified

  Through the Redeemer's love, afflictions are transformed into blessings, demonstrating unmerited favor.

• The Name of Jesus

  The name of Jesus brings boundless stores of grace, and prayers are accepted despite sin.

• O Lord, I Will Praise Thee

  God's anger is turned away through the bleeding sacrifice, providing free salvation.

• The Refuge, River, and Rock of the Church

  The righteousness of Christ, revealed to faith, is a gift for guilty sinners, providing a hiding-place and shield.

• Zion; or the City of God.

  The hymn emphasizes that membership in Zion is through grace, and that grace, like the Lord, never fails from age to age.

• Look Unto Me, and Be Ye Saved

  The hymn emphasizes that salvation is a free gift, not earned by works, as Christ says 'I have wrought out full salvation' and 'I have paid the countless sum.'

• The Good Physician

  The Physician's help is freely given, with no hard condition, only to look and live.

• To the Afflicted, Tossed with Tempests, and Not Comforted

  The rainbow is an emblem of grace and a sign of covenant love, emphasizing God's unmerited kindness.

• 67: Jehovah Our Righteousness

  The believer's righteousness is not from self but from the Lord, a gift of grace.

• Ephraim Repenting

  God's kindness and pity toward Ephraim despite his sins highlight unmerited favor.

• The Lord Is My Portion

  The believer's satisfaction and security are entirely due to God's gracious gift of Himself, not human merit.

• Humbled and Silenced by Mercy

  The speaker's salvation is entirely an act of grace, as Jesus passes by and saves them despite their unworthiness and later backsliding.

• The Covenant

  The Lord proclaims His grace abroad, a flowing stream that washes away filthiness, emphasizing unmerited favor.

• Jehovah-Shammah

  The saints, once enemies of God, are now called His own, highlighting the unmerited grace that brings them into His city.

• Belshazzar

  The poem concludes with the grace of Jesus, who cancels the law's demands through his blood, offering salvation to sinners.

• The Gourd

  God's wondrous love and mercy in hearing the speaker's prayer and restoring the gourd despite the speaker's folly.

• A Brand Plucked Out of the Fire

  The sinner is freely saved by Christ's death, not by his own works, as the Lord declares 'I died to take his sins away.'

• Praise for the Fountain Opened

  The speaker acknowledges unworthiness yet rejoices in the blood-bought reward prepared by God.

• The Beggar

  The speaker acknowledges he deserves nothing but starvation, yet pleads for God's unmerited favor, recognizing that God's thoughts and ways are far above human understanding.

• The Leper

  The leper's healing is an act of grace, as Jesus responds to the cry of faith with compassion and power, cleansing the unclean.

• A Sick Soul

  The plea for healing and the acknowledgment that only Christ's grace can cure the sinner.

• Satan Returning

  The poem contrasts a house 'destitute of grace' with the necessity of Christ's reign, highlighting that only grace can secure the heart.

• The Sower

  The poem emphasizes the need for God's preparing grace to make the heart receptive to the seed of the Word, highlighting the unmerited favor of God in enabling spiritual fruitfulness.

• Peter Walking Upon the Water

  Jesus' immediate rescue of Peter despite his doubt illustrates unmerited favor and mercy.

• What Think Ye of Christ?

  The contrast between human works and reliance on Christ's grace is central, highlighting that salvation is not by human merit but by grace through faith.

• The Foolish Virgins

  The oil of grace is the essential element that the foolish virgins lack, highlighting that grace cannot be borrowed or bought but must be personally possessed.

• Peter Sinning and Repenting

  Peter's restoration despite his denial highlights the unmerited favor of God.

• The Legion Dispossessed

  The man is rescued against his will, illustrating that salvation is not earned but given freely by Christ's grace.

• Bartimeus

  Jesus grants Bartimeus sight as an act of grace, not because of any merit, but in response to his persistent faith.

• The Blasted Fig-Tree

  The poem calls for the Spirit to be sent so that believers may bear the fruits of grace and find acceptance.

• The Two Debtors

  The woman receives forgiveness not because of her merit but because of Jesus' gracious pardon, illustrating unmerited favor.

• The Good Samaritan

  The Good Samaritan's compassion and the healing of the wounded man illustrate God's unmerited grace toward sinners.

• Martha and Mary

  The poem implies that the ability to choose the better part is a gift from the Lord, as the final stanza prays for divine teaching.

• The Heart Taken

  The rebel soul is subdued by grace and rejoices to serve the Savior who bought it with His blood.

• The Barren Fig-Tree

  The gardener's plea for another year of mercy highlights God's gracious forbearance despite the tree's lack of fruit.

• The Prodigal Son

  The father's unconditional love and forgiveness illustrate God's grace toward repentant sinners.

• Zaccheus

  Jesus' willingness to dine with Zaccheus, a sinner, demonstrates unmerited favor.

• 109: Father, Forgive Them

  Christ's prayer for forgiveness despite human sinfulness highlights unmerited divine grace.

• The Two Malefactors

  The poem emphasizes that sovereign grace alone can subdue a heart of stone, and the penitent thief receives grace in his time of need.

• The Woman of Samaria

  Jesus offers the woman living water unasked, symbolizing unmerited grace that satisfies the soul eternally.

• The Pool of Bethesda

  The speaker trusts in Jesus' grace, believing He will not permit a seeking soul to perish.

• Another

  The healing waters symbolize the free and powerful grace of Christ that can cleanse and restore the sin-sick soul.

• Will Ye Also Go Away?

  The speaker acknowledges that only boundless grace can provide relief and satisfaction.

• Lovest Thou Me?

  The believer's love is weak and faint, yet Christ's love is free and faithful; the soul cries for grace to love more.

• The Rebel’s Surrender to Grace.–Lord, What Wilt Thou Have Me to Do?

  The poem celebrates the irresistible grace of God that conquers even the most stubborn rebel.

• Peter Released from Prison

  The release of Peter and the liberation of sinners are portrayed as acts of divine mercy and grace, not earned by human merit.

• The Trembling Gaoler

  Salvation is offered freely to the trembling gaoler and to all who look to Christ, emphasizing unearned mercy.

• The Good That I Would Do, I Do Not

  The speaker acknowledges that any good desire is a work of God's grace, and pleads for God to complete the work He has begun.

• That Rock Was Christ

  The streams of pardon, strength, and comfort are given freely to thirsty sinners, illustrating unmerited favor.

• My Grace Is Sufficient for Thee

  The central theme is God's sufficient grace, which is boundless and meets the believer's deepest need.

• The Inward Warfare

  Grace is depicted as the ruling principle that, despite temporary defeats, will ultimately overcome sin through the promise of Jesus.

• Contentment

  The Saviour's grace supplies strength proportioned to each day, and His love endured suffering for us, teaching us contentment.

• Old Testament Gospel

  The poem emphasizes that salvation comes through the grace of Christ, prefigured in Old Testament sacrifices.

• The Word Quick and Powerful

  Despite human weakness, God regards feeble good and helps from on high, and the prayer asks for light of grace.

• Love Tokens

  The chapter emphasizes that God's correction is an act of grace, distinguishing His children from the wicked.

• Ephesus

  The chapter reminds the church of God's love and the need to return to that first love, emphasizing the grace that was once experienced.

• Philadelphia

  The reward of the conqueror is described as a monument of mighty grace, emphasizing unearned favor.

• Laodicea

  Despite rebuke, Christ's message is sent in mercy, offering forgiveness and the gift of spiritual riches to those who repent.

• I: Seasons

  Salvation is attributed to God's grace, which provides the means to make rebels into children, and the Holy Spirit's work in the new birth.

• New Year's Hymns

  Grace is presented as the only cure for sin and the means by which believers are saved and enabled to live rightly.

• A New-Year’s Thought and Prayer

  The poem emphasizes that Christ has paid the believer's debt, highlighting unmerited forgiveness.

• Earthly Prospects Deceitful

  Grace is presented as the only remedy for sin's curse, inviting sinners to repent and be saved.

• Before Annual Sermons to Young People on New-Year’s Evenings

  The need for saving grace and the unmerited favor of God is a central theme, especially for the youth who are described as sinful.

• Prayer for a Blessing

  The plea for mercy and the Spirit's work highlights the unmerited favor of God.

• Another

  The poem centers on the gift of saving grace, described as a plant of heavenly root, bestowed upon the youth.

• Another

  The hymn pleads for God's blessing and power, acknowledging that only divine grace can melt a heart of steel and transform lives.

• Casting the Gospel Net

  The hymn emphasizes God's grace in saving sinners and restoring backsliders.

• Pleading for and with Youth

  The hymn highlights God's richest grace and almighty power as the means of blessing and salvation for the youth.

• The Shunammite

  God's power and grace alone bring life, not human means.

• Preaching to the Dry Bones

  The sovereign grace of God can bring life from death, as seen in the dry bones.

• God Speaking from Mount Zion

  The gospel offers pardon and grace freely, in contrast to the terror of the law.

• After Sermons to Young People on New-Year’s Evenings, Suited to the Subjects

  The chapter highlights God's grace as the means by which sinners are redeemed and adopted as children, despite their depravity.

• The Lord’s Call to His Children

  The hymn opens with adoration for the grace that seeks to draw hearts above, highlighting God's unmerited favor toward sinful humanity.

• Waiting at Wisdom's Gates

  The speaker acknowledges having slighted God's grace and now seeks it, trusting in his word for everlasting life.

• Asking the Way to Zion

  The hymn emphasizes streams of grace and knowledge flowing to satisfy the soul, and the preparation of young and old by grace.

• We Were Pharaoh’s Bondmen

  Grace is credited with breaking the fetters of oppression, highlighting unmerited divine favor.

• We Are Ambassadors for Christ

  The preacher's own rebellion was overcome by grace, and the same grace is offered to all sinners.

• Spring

  The speaker looks to the Lord's word to revive hopes and make graces thrive, acknowledging divine power to transform.

• Another

  The poem portrays spiritual renewal as a gift of grace, likened to the spring that comes after winter, and the Spirit's rain that revives the heart.

• Harvest

  The growth of heavenly joy in barren hearts is attributed to grace, which cannot be destroyed by sin or hell.

• Christmas

  The chapter highlights the unmerited favor of God in sending Christ to save sinners, emphasizing that salvation is a gift.

• Praise for the Incarnation

  The hymn emphasizes the unmerited love of Christ who became man to fulfill the law and suffer in the believer's place.

• Jehovah-Jesus

  Salvation is presented as Christ's dearest claim, a gracious gift received through faith.

• Man Honoured Above Angels

  Mercy formed a wondrous plan to save and honour fallen man, highlighting unmerited favour.

• The Close of the Year

  The hymns emphasize God's continued mercies despite human unworthiness and sin.

• Ebenezer

  The hymn emphasizes that despite human sinfulness and ingratitude, God continues to show mercy and grace, pardoning iniquities and continuing to bless.

• II: Ordinances

  The hymns emphasize that salvation and every blessing are gifts of grace, not earned by human merit, and that believers are equally debtors to grace.

• On Opening a Place for Social Prayer

  The hymn asks for 'mighty grace' to enforce the gospel and for God to 'pour thy blessings from above', acknowledging that all spiritual benefits come from God's unmerited favor.

• Gospel Privileges

  The chapter celebrates the 'gospel grace' that sinners receive, highlighting God's initiative in finding and saving them.

• Another

  The hymn celebrates the unmerited favor of God in adopting sinners as His own children and granting them access to His presence.

• Sacramental Hymns

  The hymns repeatedly emphasize that salvation is a free gift, offered to the vile, the lost, and the guilty, not to the self-righteous.

• Welcome to the Table

  The invitation to the feast is extended to the vile and lost, emphasizing unmerited favor.

• Christ Crucified

  The speaker marvels at the grace of Christ's sacrifice, which provides a balm for every wound and dispels guilt and fear.

• Jesus Hasting to Suffer

  Christ's sacrifice is presented as an act of love and goodwill, unmerited by humanity, prompting a response of praise.

• It Is Good to Be Here

  The speaker marvels at the grace revealed in Christ's pardon, freely given to the sinner.

• Looking at the Cross

  The second look from Christ offers free forgiveness and pardon, highlighting unmerited grace.

• Supplies in the Wilderness

  The blessings of grace, such as the bread of life and the stream from heaven, are given freely to undeserving sinners.

• On the Scripture

  The Word is a gracious gift from God, supplying light, food, and healing to the believer.

• Fast Day Hymns

  Despite sin, God's mercy spares and warns, offering a hiding-place and salvation to those who repent.

• Moses and Amalek

  The hidden remnant's prayers are seen as a means of grace for the nation.

• 67: The Hiding-Place. Feb. 10, 1779

  Mercy spares the children of God despite their sin, offering safety through atoning blood.

• A Welcome to Christian Friends

  The hymn acknowledges that it is by grace that believers know the Savior's name and share in the hope of heaven.

• The Great Tribunal

  Despite the sinner's guilt, the book of life offers hope, and the plea of Christ's death secures salvation, highlighting God's mercy.

• IV: Creation

  The softening warmth of grace melts the hard heart, and God's power creates anew.

• The Old and New Creation

  The new creation is an act of divine grace, repairing the ruin that humanity brought upon itself.

• Thunder

  The plea for mercy to touch stubborn hearts highlights the need for divine grace.

• Moonlight

  The poem contrasts the cold light of reason with the life-giving power of grace, which alone can warm the heart and overcome sin.

• The Sea

  The peace granted by Christ is not earned but is a gift, highlighting unmerited favor.

• The Flood

  The poem points to Jesus as the only foundation for hope, implying that salvation is a gift of grace rather than earned by works.

• The Thaw

  The thaw is an emblem of grace that softens the hardest heart, a gift from God alone.

• The Loadstone

  Grace is described as another name for love, which constrains to good and bars from ill.

• The Spider and Bee

  The poem concludes with a plea for grace to renew hearts, acknowledging that without it, even the Word of life can lead to condemnation.

• The Bee Saved from the Spider

  The Savior's pitying eye and rescue of the helpless soul highlight unmerited deliverance and divine compassion.

• The Tamed Lion

  The grace that saves is mentioned as in vain for the rebellious, yet the cross of Christ is shown to subdue the hardest heart, demonstrating the power of unmerited favor.

• The Garden

  Grace sows seeds in barren hearts, transforming deserts into gardens of the Lord.

• The World

  The narrator acknowledges that Jesus saved him with a mighty hand, a rescue he did not deserve.

• The Enchantment Dissolved

  God's mercy breaks the enchantment, granting freedom and assurance of grace.

• Book III: On the Rise, Progress, Changes, and Comforts of the Spiritual Life

  Grace is portrayed as reigning, pardoning, and sustaining believers from first call to final glory.

• I: Solemn Addresses to Sinners

  Despite the dire warnings, the chapter repeatedly emphasizes God's mercy and the free pardon available through Jesus Christ, inviting sinners to come and receive grace before it is too late.

• Expostulation

  The poem highlights God's mercy and the free pardon available through Jesus' blood.

• Alarm

  Despite the warning, the chapter highlights God's mercy and the offer of grace through Jesus Christ, who invites sinners to come and promises that none will be denied.

• Invitation

  The poem highlights the free pardon and grace offered to sinners despite their unworthiness, emphasizing that salvation is a gift.

• II: Seeking, Pleading, and Hoping

  Despite the overwhelming guilt, the poems emphasize that God's grace is available to the vilest sinner, as exemplified in 'Encouragement' and 'The Effort.'

• The Burdened Sinner

  The sinner's hope rests on the grace of God, which shines more glorious through salvation even in the face of condemnation.

• Behold, I Am Vile

  Despite his sin, the speaker trusts in Christ's blood and grace to cleanse his guilt and soften his heart, emphasizing unmerited favor.

• Encouragement

  The poem highlights that pardon and salvation are granted freely to the worst sinners—the thief, the jailer, Saul, and Manasseh—not because of merit but through faith and mercy.

• The Effort

  The speaker marvels at the grace that enables faith, exclaiming 'what grace is this!'

• The Effort-in Another Measure

  The speaker relies on God's promised grace, acknowledging that guilty sinners may plead Christ's name.

• Seeking the Beloved

  Grace is depicted as flying before Christ, and His grace is offered to all, even those who were once His foes.

• Rest for Weary Souls

  The poem emphasizes that rest is a promised gift from God, received by coming to Christ, not earned by personal merit.

• Afflictions Sanctified by the Word

  The speaker acknowledges that God's chastening, though painful, was an act of grace that saved them from eternal woe.

• Looking Upwards in a Storm

  The speaker acknowledges that despite being poor and despised, God does not forget him—a sign of unmerited favor.

• 22: Help in the Time of Need

  Despite the speaker's long list of sins, he remembers Jesus died and can still implore mercy at the throne of grace.

• Peace After a Storm

  The poem emphasizes God's readiness to forgive despite the speaker's proneness to repine, highlighting unmerited favor.

• Rejoice the Soul of Thy Servant

  The speaker acknowledges being bought with Christ's blood and desires to be a partaker of God's goodness, despite personal vileness.

• Self-Acquaintance

  The plea for cleansing in the Savior's blood and transformation by power highlights reliance on divine grace.

• Bitter and Sweet

  The grace of Christ that brings relief and joy, a gift not earned.

• Cast Down, but Not Destroyed

  The hymn celebrates the superabundance of God's grace over abounding sin, offering pardon to all who come to Christ.

• Questions to Unbelief

  The speaker reflects on being spared and reconciled while an enemy, highlighting the unmerited favor of God.

• The Way of Access

  The poem celebrates the wondrous love and mystery of Christ's substitution, where the sinner's sins are laid on Christ and His obedience is imputed to the believer.

• Faith a New and Comprehensive Sense

  Faith is portrayed as a gift that provides a perpetual feast of God's truth and goodness, unmerited by human effort.

• The Happy Change

  The 'sweet smell of grace' replacing the barrenness of sin illustrates the unmerited favor of God in transforming the heart.

• The Hidden Life

  The Saviour grants beyond what the believer can ask, and the honour of such communion is given to all saints, underscoring unmerited favour.

• True Pleasure

  The speaker delights in the sanctity and grace of believers, and in the divine love that is the source of all comfort.

• The Christian

  The Christian's exalted state is described as a gift from God, who 'gives him all he can bestow'—a kingdom of eternal love, highlighting divine grace.

• Lively Hope and Gracious Fear

  The speaker acknowledges that their elevation from a 'grov'ling creature' to one with angelic wings is a gift from God, not earned.

• Peace Restored

  The speaker marvels at the divine grace that heals a breach and restores salvation despite unworthiness.

• Hear What He Has Done for My Soul!

  The narrator marvels at the free forgiveness and salvation offered despite his great sin, highlighting the unmerited nature of divine grace.

• Humiliation and Praise

  The hymn centers on the wonder of God's grace that spares and saves a wretch who deserved hell, highlighting its unmerited and patient nature.

• V: Dedication and Surrender

  Grace is central, freeing the sinner, enabling obedience, and accepting the believer's poor returns.

• Old Things Are Passed Away

  The speaker attributes their freedom from worldly pursuits to grace, acknowledging that without God's prior love they would have continued in sin.

• The Power of Grace

  The entire poem is a celebration of grace that saves, transforms, and sustains, all undeserved.

• My Soul Thirsteth for God

  The speaker pleads for grace that flows from Christ, acknowledging that it alone can transform a 'wretched thorn' into a blooming plant.

• Love Constraining to Obedience

  The poem celebrates the transition from striving under the law to receiving grace through Christ, which enables willing obedience.

• The Heart Healed and Changed by Mercy

  The speaker's deliverance comes not through fasting or striving but through a simple word of mercy, highlighting unmerited favor.

• True Happiness

  The narrator's happiness is rooted in the remembrance of Christ's death, a demonstration of unmerited love and grace.

• The Happy Debtor

  The entire poem centers on the unmerited forgiveness of a massive debt, highlighting God's grace in canceling sin and accepting poor returns.

• Cautions

  The poems emphasize that salvation is entirely by grace, not works, and that true grace transforms the believer's life.

• The New Convert

  The poem concludes that salvation is by grace alone, not by human merit, and that God humbles the proud to teach this lesson.

• True and False Comforts

  The poem contrasts the false comfort of self-made religion with the true comfort that comes from God's grace, which alone can revive the sin-sick soul and reclaim it from Satan's power.

• True and False Zeal

  True zeal is described as a 'pure and heav'nly flame' supplied by the fire of love, implying divine grace as its source.

• A Living and a Dead Faith

  Emphasizes that sovereign grace must transform the individual, not just be talked about.

• Abuse of the Gospel

  The poem contrasts the abuse of grace by those who presume upon it without true repentance with the genuine grace received by the chosen few.

• Dependence

  The poem emphasizes that grace is the sole source of spiritual life, supplied by God's unsparing hand.

• Not of Works

  The hymn exalts grace as triumphant and reigning alone, rejecting all human works as a basis for acceptance.

• Not in Word, but in Power

  The hymn celebrates the powerful, life-changing grace of God that transforms notorious sinners like Saul, Zaccheus, and the woman.

• VII: Praise

  The chapter repeatedly celebrates God's grace as the source of salvation, faith, and perseverance, highlighting that all good gifts come from God's unmerited favor.

• Praise for Faith

  Faith itself is described as a grace given by God's hand, not earned, and the power to value Christ is also a gift.

• Grace and Providence

  God's grace is described as a boundless store, sufficient for every need, and the source of all blessings.

• Praise for Redeeming Love

  Grace and justice join, pointing to mercy's store, and through grace in Christ our trust is placed.

• I Will Praise the Lord at All Times

  The poem highlights the Savior's grace as seen in the seasons, particularly in the autumn's milder beams and the evening's emblem of eternal rest.

• Salvation

  The hymn celebrates the grace that raises fallen man, highlighting the unmerited favor of God in salvation.

• Reigning Grace

  The entire hymn is a celebration of God's sovereign, reigning grace that pardons sins, melts hearts, and secures believers.

• Praise to the Redeemer

  The hymn emphasizes that salvation is a gift of grace, as Christ saves rebels and conquers them by love.

• Man by Nature, Grace, and Glory

  The hymn marvels at the amazing grace of Jesus assuming human nature and suffering in our place.

• Short Hymns

  The hymns emphasize that salvation and spiritual blessings are gifts of grace, not earned by human merit.

• Before Sermon

  The hymns emphasize that sinners approach God not by their own righteousness but by His grace and invitation.

• Chapter 89

  The invitation to come and be fed is seen as an act of divine grace.

• Chapter 91

  The request for peace, love, and the ability to cease from follies implies a reliance on God's grace.

• Hungry and Faint and Poor

  The petitioners have no money or righteousness to offer, relying solely on God's unmerited bounty.

• Psalm 106:4–5

  The prayer asks for God's gracious remembrance and the gift of salvation, undeserved but freely given.

• Chapter 94

  Sinners approach God not by the law but by the blood of Christ, highlighting unmerited favor.

• Chapter 95

  Public means of grace are described as God's watering place for thirsty souls, underscoring His gracious provision.

• After Sermon

  The benediction invokes the grace of Christ, the love of the Father, and the favor of the Spirit, highlighting God's unmerited blessings.

• Deuteronomy 33:26, 29

  The salvation and security of Israel are presented as acts of God's gracious favor, not earned by their own merit.

• Deuteronomy 32:9–10

  The saints are redeemed by price and reclaimed by power, highlighting God's unmerited favor in choosing and guarding them.

• Hebrews 13:20, 22

  The covenant sealed with blood is a gracious act of redemption, and the hymn expresses thanksgiving for this unmerited favor.

• 2 Corinthians 13:14

  The poem opens with a plea for the grace of Christ, emphasizing unearned divine favor.

• Chapter 102

  The chapter asks for an 'abundant blessing' to be poured out, emphasizing the unearned nature of divine favor.

• Chapter 106

  The hymn emphasizes that Jesus died for sinners, highlighting the unmerited grace of God.