I cannot make this black heart white,
But Jesus can.
I cannot make my life a light,
But Jesus can.
I cannot beat back every foe,
Nor make my naughty temper go,
Nor wash my robes “whiter than snow,”
But Jesus can.
Not only Jesus can, we say,
But Jesus will.
Jesus can wash my sins away,
And Jesus will.
This heart I ask Him to renew
And fill with all that’s good and true;
More than I ask, Jesus can do,
And Jesus will!