Empty Hands, Endless Grace

**[Verse 1]** I came with empty hands Nothing worthy I could bring Poor in spirit, needing mercy Still You called me near I had no debt to claim No righteousness my own Yet You spoke Your word of promise And I believed You, Lord **[Pre-Chorus]** Not by the strength within me Not by the good I’ve done Every breath and every mercy Flows from Christ alone **[Chorus]** Empty hands, endless grace Jesus, all my hope is in Your name Nothing earned, nothing owed You have paid the debt I could not hold All I am, all I have Every gift came from Your hand No boast remains, no crown is mine All the glory, Lord, is Thine **[Verse 2]** Abraham believed When the promise seemed unseen Not because his steps were flawless But because Your word was sure Through weakness and through fear Still Your covenant remained You justified the ungodly And magnified Your grace **[Pre-Chorus]** Faith is not my payment Faith cannot make You owe It is only empty hands, Lord Receiving what You give **[Chorus]** Empty hands, endless grace Jesus, all my hope is in Your name Nothing earned, nothing owed You have paid the debt I could not hold All I am, all I have Every gift came from Your hand No boast remains, no crown is mine All the glory, Lord, is Thine **[Verse 3]** When Your Spirit leads And good fruit begins to grow Love and joy and peace and mercy Are the harvest You have sown If kindness fills my hands If I give instead of take Let the world receive the blessing But let God receive the praise **[Ambient Refrain]** What have I That I did not receive? What have I That came apart from Thee? Nothing mine Nothing earned Everything is grace Nothing mine Nothing earned Jesus, take the praise **[Bridge — building, conga enters]** You gave the seed You gave the rain You gave the strength You gave the faith You gave the breath You gave the days You gave Your Son So Yours be praise And when I fall Your mercy stands You lift the beggar By Your hand And when I rise I will not boast Christ is my righteousness Christ is my hope **[Bridge 2 — rhythmic call and response]** Who makes me differ? Only Your grace What have I received? All from Your hand Where is my boasting? Gone at the cross Who gets the glory? Jesus alone Who gets the glory? Jesus alone Who gets the glory? Jesus alone Forever and ever Jesus alone **[Chorus — full]** Empty hands, endless grace Jesus, all my hope is in Your name Nothing earned, nothing owed You have paid the debt I could not hold All I am, all I have Every gift came from Your hand No boast remains, no crown is mine All the glory, Lord, is Thine **[Verse 4 — stripped back]** And if a crown awaits At the ending of the race I will lay it at Your feet, Lord For the crown itself is grace You worked in me to will You worked in me to do Then You welcomed me with mercy For the work You carried through **[Final Chorus]** Empty hands, endless grace Jesus, all my hope is in Your name Nothing earned, nothing owed You have paid the debt I could not hold All I am, all I have Every gift came from Your hand No boast remains, no crown is mine All the glory, Lord, is Thine **[Outro — ambient, repeated softly]** Nothing in my hands I bring Only to Your mercy cling Nothing earned Nothing owed Christ alone My only hope Empty hands Endless grace Empty hands Endless grace Jesus alone Jesus alone All the glory Jesus alone