Were It Not For Grace

Time measured out my days
Life carried me along
In my soul I yearned to follow God
But knew I'd never be so strong
I looked hard at this world
To learn how heaven could be gained
Just to end where I began
Where human effort is all in vain

We're it not for grace
I can tell you where I'd be
Wandering down some pointless road to nowhere
With my salvation up to me
I know how that would go (I know how that would go)
The battles I would face (the battles I would face)
Forever running but losing the race
We're it not for grace

So here is all my praise
Expressed with all my heart
Offered to the Friend who took my place
And ran a course I could not start
And when He saw in full
Just how much His would cost
He still went the final mile between me and heaven
So I would not be lost

We're it not for grace (we're it not for grace)
I can tell you where I'd be
Wandering down some pointless road to nowhere
With my salvation up to me
I know how that would go (I know how that would go)
The battles I would face (the battles I would face)
Forever running but losing the race
We're it not for grace

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

We're it not for grace (we're it not for grace)
I can tell you where I'd be
Wandering down some pointless road to nowhere
With my salvation up to me
I know how that would go (I know how that would go)
The battles I would face (the battles I would face)
Forever running but losing the race
We're it not for grace

Forever running but losing the race
We're it not for grace