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Not of letters, but of spirit,
D
Not of letters, but of
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spirit,
A7
The New
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Testamental
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way;
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For ’tis life the spirit
A
giveth,
A7
But the
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letters
A7
always
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slay.
A
Outward work God
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never
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reckons,
But what's
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from the
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inmost
A
part;
A7
It is
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not to serve in
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letter,
But life's newness
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to im
D-G-D
part.
2
Not just by the outward teachings,
Not just by the outward teachings,
But by His anointing moved;
Not just by the outward pattern,
But by inward vision proved.
Not by human rules or rituals,
But by heaven's rule within;
Not by human-made decisions,
But by guidance giv'n of Him.
D
Not just by the outward
A
teachings,
A7
But by
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His anointing
A
moved;
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Not just by the outward
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pattern,
A7
But by
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inward
A7
vision
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proved.
A
Not by human
E7
rules or
A
rituals,
But by
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heaven's
E7
rule
A
within;
A7
Not by
D
human-made
G
decisions,
But by guidance
A7
giv'n of
D-G-D
Him.
3
Not a dead religion serving,
Not a dead religion serving,
But in Christ as life to live;
Not theology dispensing,
But a living Christ to give.
Not the knowledge of mere doctrine,
But the message Christ should be;
Not the gifts, the forms, the teachings,
But God's Christ—reality.
D
Not a dead religion
A
serving,
A7
But in
D
Christ as life to
A
live;
D
Not theology
A
dispensing,
A7
But a
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living
A7
Christ to
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give.
A
Not the knowledge
E7
of mere
A
doctrine,
But the
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message
E7
Christ should
A
be;
A7
Not the
D
gifts, the forms, the
G
teachings,
But God's
A7
Christ—reality.
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Not objectively to worship,
Not objectively to worship,
But to serve Him inwardly;
Not to preach a Christ objective,
But Himself subjectively.
Not just by the Scripture serving,
But in spirit and in life;
Not by flesh, but by the Spirit
Filling, freeing from all strife.
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Not objectively
A
to worship,
A7
But to
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serve Him
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inwardly;
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Not to preach a Christ
A
objective,
A7
But
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Himself
A7 D
subjectively.
A
Not just by the
E7
Scripture
A
serving,
But in
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spirit
E7
and in
A
life;
A7
Not by
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flesh, but by the
G
Spirit
Filling, freeing
A7
from all
D-G-D
strife.
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Irving, TX, United States
An enlightening hymn, illuminating the basic need to live, serve, preach, and shepherd, by the inner flow of life in our mingled spirit; not in our religious, objective, mental concepts. What a helpful reminder!
Hymn 908 can also be sung using 452 (I Am Not My Own), omitting the chorus.