1. Marvelous grace of our loving Lord, Grace that exceeds our sin and our guilt! Yonder on Calvary's mount outpoured, There where the blood of the Lamb was spilt. 2. Sin and despair, like the sea waves cold, Threaten the soul with infinite loss; Grace that is greater, yes, grace untold, Points to the refuge, the mighty cross. 3. Dark is the stain that we cannot hide What can avail to wash it away? Look! There is flowing a crimson tide Whiter than snow you may be today. 4. Marvelous, infinite, matchless grace, Freely bestowed on all who believe! You that are longing to see His face, Will you this moment His grace receive? Chorus: Grace, grace, God's grace, Grace that will pardon and cleanse within, Grace, grace, God's grace, Grace that is greater than all our sin!
Lyrics: Julia Harriet Johnston
Music:
Daniel Brink Towner
Tune: MOODY
Meter: 9.9.9.9. with Refrain
Julia H. Johnston, 1849–1919
Julia Johnston was involved for many years in the work of Sunday schools at the First Presbyterian Church of Peoria, Illinois, and as a writer of lesson materials for primary age children for the David C. Cook Publishing Company. She also wrote approximately 500 hymn texts. The composer of this hymn, Daniel B. Towner, was the director of the music department at Moody Bible Institute for many years. “Grace Greater Than Our Sin” first appeared in Towner’s compilation, Hymns Tried and True, in 1911.