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Our Hymnbook

What Have You Done, Lord?

Cornerstone

Verse 1

Ignoring Your love

We went our own way

We were far off

We talked our own praise.

We were like sheep

Just going astray

But You have come,

Lord what have You done?

Verse 2

You sent Your Son

From Your very own side

He poured Himself out

Such great sacrifice

To die for sinners

Redeem fallen man

You bore our own sins, Lord,

What have You done?

Chorus

What have You done?

What have You done?

What have You done, Lord

Hallelujah, what have You done?

All! All! All for Christ!

He deserves our all!

All, brethren, all for Chris

Give to Christ your all!

Verse 3

How blessed is the man

Whose sins are forgiven

Whose sins are covered

With His precious blood

How blessed is the man

With righteousness given

Apart from his works, Lord

What have You done?

Verse 4

You call us saints

You don’t call us sinners

You call us sheep

You don’t call us goats

You call us friends

Not Your enemies

You call us sons, Lord

What have You done?

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Behind the hymn

"What Have You Done, Lord?" is an original composition by Cornerstone Reformed Baptist Church, written by members of the congregation as a heartfelt expression of wonder at God's redemptive work in their lives and community. As a church-born hymn, it carries the particular character and spiritual experience of the Cornerstone congregation — their theology, their testimony, and their collective worship voice. Original hymns written within a local church body have a long and honored tradition in Christian worship, stretching back to the earliest churches described in the New Testament where Paul encouraged believers to come to worship with "a hymn, a word of instruction, a revelation" (1 Corinthians 14:26). This song represents Cornerstone's own contribution to that tradition, born from their shared life of faith, prayer, and devotion to Christ. It stands alongside the classic and contemporary hymns in their hymnbook as a testimony that God is still inspiring His people to sing new songs of praise. The hymn is a reminder that worship is not only a historical inheritance but a living, ongoing response to God's active work among His people.

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