Hymn
Let Not My Soul Thy Works Forget
Words: Ryan Daniel Cornett
Music: William Yoakley
Tune: YOAKLEY (alt.)
Meter: L.M.
Stanza 1
Let not my soul Thy works forget,
But earnest musings oft expose
The ways Thou hast raised my estate,
How from the grave to Christ I rose.
Stanza 2
The Shepherd's calling made me whole,
No longer deaf to mercy's cries;
My muted tongue Thy word hath loosed;
Where silence ruled, now praises rise.
Stanza 3
Though once defiled by flesh unclean,
Too lame from such despair to flee,
The leper's shame no more I wear;
This cripple leapt and ran to Thee.
Stanza 4
In darkness deep, fast bound to sin,
Until the dawn of favor Thine;
Thy hand flung wide the prison doors,
And shattered night with light divine.
Stanza 5
May I each gifted morn recall
The Lamb Whose blood discharged my debt;
Each breath a song of memory,
'Tis by Thy grace I'll not forget.
About the song
This hymn is a prayer of grateful remembrance, celebrating the transforming power of God's saving grace through images of healing, deliverance, and resurrection from spiritual death. Recalling how Christ opens deaf ears, loosens silent tongues, cleanses the unclean, restores the helpless, and frees captives from darkness, it calls believers to remember His redeeming mercy with every breath.
Themes
Scripture references
Psalm 103:1-5; Psalm 107:14; Isaiah 35:5-6; Isaiah 42:6-7; John 10:27; Luke 17:14-19; Ephesians 2:4-6; Colossians 1:13-14; 2 Corinthians 4:6; Revelation 5:9-13