I Shall Owe Him Most

"What shall I render to the LORD for all 

His benefits to me? I lift up the cup of salvation and 

call on the name of the LORD."

~Psalm 116:12,13

For mercies, countless as the sands, 

Which daily I receive

From Jesus, my Redeemer’s hands, 

My soul what canst thou give?

Alas! from such a heart as mine, 

What can I bring him forth?

My best is stained and dyed with sin, 

My all is nothing worth.

Yet this acknowledgment I’ll make 

For all he has bestowed;

Salvation’s sacred cup I’ll take 

And call upon my God.

The best returns for one like me, 

So wretched and so poor;

Is from his gifts to draw a plea, 

And ask him still for more.

I cannot serve him as I ought, 

No works have I to boast;

Yet would I glory in the thought 

That I shall owe him most.

~John Newton

Olney Hymns, Hymn 50