F       C      F        C
No list of sins I have not done,
  F     C       Am    G
No list of virtues I pursue,
  F      C       F C Am
No list of those I am not like
 F       C        F       C
Can earn myself a place with You.
          G       F    C
O God, be merciful to me–
         G        F       Am
I am a sinner through and through!
           G       F    Am
My only hope of righteousness
         C      F     C
Is not in me, but only You.


[Verse 2]
   F       C      F        C
No humble dress, no fervent prayer,
   F     C       Am    G
No lifted hands, no tearful song,
   F      C       F C Am
No recitation of the truth
  F       C        F       C
Can justify a single wrong.
               G       F    C
My righteousness is Jesus’ life,
              G        F    Am
My debt was paid by Jesus’ death,
              G        F   Am
My weary load was borne by Him
            C      F     C
And He alone can give me rest.


[Verse 3]
F       C      F        C
No separation from the world,
F     C       Am    G
No work I do, no gift I give
      F      C           F C Am
Can cleanse my conscience, or my hands;
  F       C        F    C
I cannot cause my soul to live.
  G       F    C
But Jesus died and rose again–
               G        F    Am
The power of death is overthrown!
            G       F   Am
My God is merciful to me
            C      F    C
And merciful in Christ alone.


[Tag]
           G           F    C
My righteousness is Jesus’ life
            G        F     Am
My debt was paid by Jesus’ death,
           G        F      Am
My weary load was borne by Him
           C      F     C
And He alone can give me rest.