Only Because...

It isn't because I am perfect,
It isn't that I have no sin,
It's only because the light of Christ
Has cleansed me out and in.

It isn't because I have arrived
To some perfection of mankind,
It's only because of this promise:
"If you seek then you shall find."

It isn't because of my works
That Jesus has accepted me,
It's only because of His love
That He has set me free.

It isn't because I have finished
The race He's set me to run,
It's only because through His grace
That He has already won.

It isn't because He needs me
To carry out His plan,
It's only because of who He is,
And that makes me who I am.