By Grace Through Faith Lyrics

As for you, you were dead
In your transgressions and sins
In which you used to live
When you followed the ways

Of this world and of the ruler
Of the kingdom of the air
The spirit who is now at work
In those who are disobedient

All of us also lived among
Them at one time
Gratifying the cravings of our flesh
And following its desires and thoughts

Like the rest, we were by nature
Deserving of wrath
But because of his great love for us
God, who is rich in mercy
Made us alive with Christ
Even when we were dead
In transgressions

It is by grace you have been saved
And God raised us up with Christ
And seated us with him
In the heavenly realms

In order that in the coming ages
He might show the incomparable riches
Of his grace, expressed in his kindness
To us in Christ Jesus

For it is by grace
You have been saved through faith
And this is not from yourselves
It is the gift of God
Not by works
So that no one can boast

For we are God's handiwork
Created in Christ Jesus
To do good works
Which God prepared
In advance for us to do