Totally Relying

At first with heart so broken
And ashamed of all my sin,
I wept because forgiveness
Seemed something none could win.
With all my strength and will-power
I tried, God's gift denying.
Then I bowed in submission:
I must be totally relying.

Day by day, I sought to live
Each moment for the Master,
Yet found that my best efforts
Led only to disaster.
And more and more I realised,
God didn't want my trying;
He wanted me to trust Him:
Just totally relying.

Through grace I have been ransomed
And cleansed from all my sin.
His grace defends and keeps me
From attacks without, within.
Each day God still works through me,
As I remember Jesus dying.
Then one day I'll see Him face to face
Through totally relying.