Nothing in my hand I bring, Simply to Thy cross I cling

Grace alone makes the elect gracious; grace alone keeps them gracious; and the same grace alone will render them everlastingly glorious in the heaven of heavens.

Rock of Ages, cleft for me, let me hide myself in Thee.

That opinion, which supposes personal sanctification to be unnecessary to final glorification, stands in direct opposition to every dictate of reason, to every declaration of scripture.

Nothing in my hand I bring, Simply to Thy cross I cling

Since much wealth too often proves a snare and an incumbrance in the Christian's race, let him lighten the weight by 'dispersing abroad and giving to the poor'; whereby he will both soften the pilgrimage of his fellow travelers, and speed his own way the faster.

Grace finds us beggars but leaves us debtors.