I Live and Yet Not I
I Live and Yet Not I
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I live and yet not I, For Christ He lives in me. The life I live in the flesh now Is Christ, just Christ, to be. |
| O what a marvelous hope, Lord, To find myself in You, And in experience my boasting, To know You through and through. |
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O what a wondrous existence, Of all which is most blessed. You see, Lord, I am now softened To take from You what's best. |
| It's not my fervent resolve, Lord, Nor e'en my love untrue. It's You in me Who is doing, What I for You couldn't do. |
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From every other attraction— Be faithful, break me free. Though smarting, Lord, from Love's action, Each wound draws me to Thee. |
| You see each end from beginning; Take me through each dark phase; As long, Lord, as love conforms me, Fits me to meet You that day. |
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So here we are, dear Lord Jesus, And may Your precious hand, Accomplish all that You've purposed, All that You've for us planned. |
| You are our one destination, You are our destiny. These days, just for our preparing, Will leave what in memory? |
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In us, Lord, gain all You're after, In us, Lord, gain Your Bride. In us, be so very blessed. In us, be satisfied. |
| As we, Lord, become Your fullness And You in us reside, Keep us, dear Lord, in Your love-bonds, As mutually we abide. |
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Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines
Lord Jesus, you are our one destination,
you are our destiny.
Columbus, Ohio, United States
My heart is now softened to take from Him what's best.
For so long I've doubted the Lord's goodness to me. Would He or could He give to me what's best? I find that when I, in myself, am living there's no faith or hope in what's in His heart for me. In these times my heart is hard. But when it is He in me who is doing what I for Him could never do then I am open and softened to take from Him what's best.
Irvine, CA, United States
O what a marvelous hope, Lord,
To find myself in You,
And in experience my boasting,
To know You through and through!
Long Beach, CA, United States
As long, Lord, as love conforms me, Fits me to meet You that day.
Anaheim, CA, United States
"In us, Lord, gain all You’re after..."
Athens, GA, United States
I really enjoy the heart of the author of this song. In stanza three the author talks about other attractions, then tells the Lord, "Be faithful, break me free." He realizes that the Lord breaking away the other attractions can "smart." It can hurt. Further down the author says, "As long, Lord, as love conforms me." He is telling the Lord that he is willing to lose what's dear to him, if that's what it takes for the Lord to gain him.
Amen Lord. Give us this same heart.
Philippines
To me, to live is Christ.
Camp, Mowe, Nigeria
My indefineable Jesus! Thanks.
Meckenbeuren, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Yes, keep us, dear Lord, in Your love-bonds, as mutualy we abide.