I Choose to Stay

NS899
1
If my pathway seems not clear,
Then be my sight that leads to life.
If, Lord, I have Your presence dear,
Then Lord my future will be bright.
I long to stay, Lord, earnestly!
But mercy's all that's keeping me.
DIf 
Bmmy 
pathway 
Gseems 
not 
Aclear, 
Then be 
Bmmy 
sight that 
Gleads 
to 
Alife. 
If, 
BmLord, 
I have 
GYour 
Apres
ence dear, 
BmThen 
Lord my 
Gfu
Ature 
will be 
Bmbright. 
I long to 
Gstay, 
DLord, 
earnest
Aly! 
BmBut 
mer
Gcy's 
all 
Dthat's 
keep
Aing 
me. 
 
I choose to stay, remain in life;
Save me from death, turn me to life.
Chase all the shades of night away;
Chase all dark thoughts of sin away.
Since through Your word I gain more life,
Lord, let me come be filled with life.
G
choose to stay, 
Dre
main 
Ain 
life; 
BmSave 
Gme 
from 
Ddeath, 
Aturn 
me 
Bmto 
Glife. 
DChase 
all the 
Ashades 
Bmof 
night a
Gway; 
Chase 
Dall 
Adark 
Bmthoughts 
of 
Gsin 
Da
way. 
ASince 
through 
BmYour 
word 
G
gain 
Amore 
life, 
DLord, 
let me come be filled with life.
2
As I go on, there's a test:
Will I all things, dear Lord, detest?
Will I to "precious" things adhere,
Yet lose Your presence, Lord, so dear?
If I'm by pride, ambition, lost,
Then, Lord, expose me at all cost.
As I go on, there's a test:
Will I all things, dear Lord, detest?
Will I to "precious" things adhere,
Yet lose Your presence, Lord, so dear?
If I'm by pride, ambition, lost,
Then, Lord, expose me at all cost.
3
If foll'wing You is at great price,
What can I give except my life?
Let me become a sacrifice,
To live a self-denying life,
A life that cares for nothing else
But Christ my all, my universe!
If foll'wing You is at great price,
What can I give except my life?
Let me become a sacrifice,
To live a self-denying life,
A life that cares for nothing else
But Christ my all, my universe!
3
Anonymous

We choose to stay


Ronk

We can choose to stay and remain in life.


Maurice Ward

Columbus, Ohio, United States

When I first heard the words to If the path I travel I had a great turning to the Lord:

If the path I travel

Lead me to the cross,

If the way Thou choosest

Lead to pain and loss,

Let the compensation

Daily, hourly, be

Shadowless communion,

Blessed Lord, with Thee.

Shadowless communion,

Blessed Lord, with Thee.

At that time those words were a great encouragement to consecrate to God and leave so many things to be single for Him. Now as I hear:

As I go on, there’s a test:

Will I all things, dear Lord, detest?

Will I to “precious” things adhere,

Yet lose Your presence, Lord, so dear?

If foll’wing You is at great price,

What can I give except my life?

Let me become a sacrifice,

To live a self-denying life,

A life that cares for nothing else

But Christ my all, my universe!

I sense a much deeper calling of consecration and the taking of the cross from my Father. O Lord gain in me, gain in us all what you are after to close this age!