Grace Greater Than Our Sin - Hymn Piano Cover, Piano Instrumental with Lyrics

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“Grace Greater Than All Our Sin” is a well-known Christian hymn with lyrics by Julia H. Johnston and music by Daniel B. Towner. Julia H. Johnston (1849-1919), a Presbyterian teacher, author, and musician from Illinois. Her father was a minister and her mother was a poet. She began writing when she was nine years old but really started writing verse in high school. Daniel B. Towner (1850-1919) wrote the music, naming the tune "Moody" because he worked as director of music at Moody Bible Institute.

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the suffrage movement was intensifying in the United States. It was a time when women in many denominations were in the paradoxical position to spread the Good News, but had to be remain quiet while doing it. However, there were women hymn writers who decided to ignore this and wrote hymns as social commentary, religious commentary (i.e. hymns reflecting writers’ personal spiritual experiences), and biblical commentary (i.e. hymns reflecting authors’ beliefs on particular passages of scripture).

Around 1910, Julia H. Johnston penned the words, "Grace Greater Than Our Sin.” This hymn is a commentary on Romans 5, particularly on Romans 5:20b, which says: “But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound.” Considering that many women were forbidden to teach, preach, or pray in "promiscuous" (mixed gender) gatherings, writing a commentary on scripture would also be, most likely, not tolerated. However, the medium of hymn writing was utilized by women like Johnston in order to circumvent societal norms.

Romans 5 : 1-2, 20-21 (NIV)
1 Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
2 through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we boast in the hope of the glory of God.
20 The law was brought in so that the trespass might increase. But where sin increased, grace increased all the more,
21 so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

God Bless...

Lyrics :

Marvelous grace of our loving Lord,
Grace that exceeds our sin and our guilt!
Yonder on Calvary's mount out-poured,
There where the blood of the Lamb was spilt.

Chorus :
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!

Marvelous, infinite, matchless grace,
Freely bestowed on all who believe!
All who are longing to see His face,
Will you this moment His grace receive? [Chorus]