Lyrics
Verse 1
All things are possible to him
That can in Jesu's name believe:
Lord, I no more thy truth blaspheme,
Thy truth I lovingly receive;
I can, I do believe in thee,
All things are possible to me.
Verse 2
The most impossible of all
Is, that I e'er from sin should cease;
Yet shall it be, I know it shall;
Jesus, look to thy faithfulness!
If nothing is too hard for thee,
All things are possible to me.
Verse 3
Though earth and hell the word gainsay,
The word of God can never fail;
The Lamb shall take my sins away,
'Tis certain, though impossible;
The thing impossible shall be,
All things are possible to me.
Verse 4
When thou the work of faith hast wrought,
I here shall in thine image shine,
Nor sin in deed, or word, or thought;
Let men exclaim, and fiends repine,
They cannot break the firm decree;
All things are possible to me.
Verse 5
Thy mouth, O Lord, hath spoke, hath sworn
That I shall serve thee without fear,
Shall find the pearl which others spurn,
Holy, and pure, and perfect here,
The servant as his Lord shall be;
All things are possible to me.
Verse 6
All things are possible to God,
To Christ, the power of God in man,
To me, when I am all renewed,
When I in Christ am formed again,
And witness, from all sin set free,
All things are possible to me.
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Meaning & Inspiration
"All Things Are Possible to Him" builds its argument around a single scriptural promise, that belief in Christ's name makes all things possible, applying that claim specifically to the seemingly impossible goal of complete freedom from sin. Its opening verse states this thesis directly before the second verse names the hardest case, personal sanctification, as the very thing the promise must cover if it means anything at all.
Successive verses answer potential objections, insisting that earth and hell cannot overturn God's word regardless of how impossible complete transformation appears. That persistent argument, restating the same claim against different obstacles, gives the hymn a logical, almost systematic structure uncommon in shorter devotional songs.
The closing verses shift from argument to anticipated result, describing a future entirely conformed to Christ's image and free from sin in deed, word, and thought. Written by Charles Wesley in classic hymn form, the song functions as theological reasoning set to verse, repeating its title claim as the settled conclusion to each stage of its argument.