Not Try, But Trust

Not saved are we by trying;
From self can come no aid;
’Tis on the blood relying,
Once for our ransom paid:
’Tis looking unto Jesus,
The holy One and Just;
’Tis His great work that saves us;
It is not try, but trust.
’Twas vain for Israel bitten
By serpents on their way
To look to their own doing
That awful plague to stay;
The only way for healing,
When humbled in the dust,
Was of the Lord’s revealing;
It was not try, but trust.
No deeds of ours are needed
To make Christ’s merit more;
No frames of mind or feelings
Can add to His great store;
’Tis simply to receive Him,
The holy One and Just;
’Tis only to believe Him;
It is not try, but trust.