Oh, the bitter shame and sorrow

I first heard and sung this song at boarding school, which really blessed me.

A summary of Self-denial that we shouldn't be selfish from 'All of self and none of thee', Some of self and some of thee', stepping through to 'Less of self and more of thee' concluding with 'None of self, and all of thee'.

THE NEED FOR THE CROSS

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Christ died on the cross in order to accomplish God’s plan. God’s plan is to dispense His life into man, but man fell before he could receive God’s life. As a result of the fall, man became sinful and corrupt within, and man belonged to Satan. Hence, in order to accomplish God’s plan, Christ had to deal with the three problems: man’s sin, man’s fallen humanity, and Satan. Christ also needed to release God’s life in order to fulfill God’s plan. Through His death on the cross Christ dealt with man’s sin, man’s corrupt nature, and Satan, and He also released God’s life.

God has a purpose in His plan, but man’s fall brought in three problems. In order for Christ to fulfill God’s plan, He had to deal with all three problems and also fulfill the original purpose of God’s plan. To deal with the problems that are the result of man’s fall, Christ had to die on the cross and accomplish redemption. Redemption dealt with the negative problems in order to bring fallen man back to God. Moreover, through His death on the cross Christ released God’s life to His redeemed people to fulfill the positive purpose of God’s plan.

On the cross Christ dealt with the problems of sin, the corrupt human nature, and Satan, and He also accomplished God’s purpose of releasing His life. Hence, for us to have a thorough understanding of Christ’s death on the cross, we will consider these four aspects of His death, according to the revelation of the Bible.

The Cross of Christ Dealing with Man’s Sins

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As a result of the fall, man’s first problem before God is sin. Sin contradicts God’s righteousness, and God’s righteousness cannot tolerate sin. God loves the man whom He created, but His righteousness requires Him to condemn man because of the fall (Rom. 5:16). God’s heart may accept man, but His righteousness cannot tolerate man’s sin. If God were to receive fallen man based only on His love, His righteousness would be offended. Righteousness is the foundation of God’s throne (Psa. 89:14). Therefore, God must condemn man. God must be righteous and abide by His law; He cannot loosely tolerate or forgive man’s sin based only on His love for man. If God were to receive man based on His love, He would not be righteous. No matter how much God values, treasures, or loves man, His righteousness requires that He condemn man because of sin.

According to God’s righteousness, death is the punishment for sin (Ezek. 18:4 ; Rom. 6:23). Death, which was brought in by sin, includes eternal perdition (Rev. 20:14). According to His righteousness, God condemned man; hence, man cannot escape death. However, God’s plan cannot be accomplished if man must perish. According to His love, God does not want man to perish, and thus, satisfying the requirement of His righteousness is complicated by His love; God’s government complicates the fulfillment of His plan. In order for God to solve this problem, He must satisfy both His righteousness and love so that His government and plan are not hindered. God solved this problem by being incarnated as a man in order to be man’s Substitute, that is, to bear man’s sins and die in man’s place. As a man, Jesus Christ was accountable to God’s righteousness and suffered the punishment that man should have suffered on account of sin. He satisfied the requirement of God’s righteousness for man and fulfilled the desire of God’s love for man so that God’s government would be upheld and His plan could be accomplished.

Redemption in God's Plan
Chapter 6 The Accomplishing of God’s
Redemption, the Cross
CWWL, 1950–1951, (LSM)

Théodore Monod was born November 6, 1836 in Paris, France. His parents were Frédéric Monod, a pastor, and Constance de Conick. Théodore came from a very Godly family that wielded a very positive influence in France. Because there were so many Monods in ministry, including “Adolph, ” a famous preacher, and his uncle, it is sometimes hard to figure out his family roots.

Monod studied law at the Sorbonne Theological Studies at Western Theological Seminary in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He pastored a French speaking Presbyterian congregation in Kankakee, Illinois from 1861 to 1863. In September 1863, he returned to Paris and took over the pastorate of Chappel du Nord from his ailing father who was sick with cancer. Under his directive, the church soon became involved in Robert Whittaker McAll’s “Mission Populaire Evangelique, ” ministry to reach the common people of Paris.

In June 1874, Monod joined Robert Pearsall Smith in promoting a deeper spiritual life. As a result, he attended some of the early conferences in England and was one of the keynote speakers at the Oxford Union Meeting for the Promotion of Scriptural Holiness in August-September 1874. He also spoke at the Brighton Conference in May-June 1875. As a result of the blessings of God on his ministry, he gave up his pastoral role and became a deeper life evangelist.

In 1878 he returned to a regular pastoral role at the Reformed “Temple du Marais, ” however, he continued to serve a speaker at many venues, where the deeper life was being sought, particularly the Keswick Convention. In these endeavors he worked with Theodore Jellinghaus and Otto Stockmayer.

In 1892 he took a parish role with the Oratoire du Louvre. From 1875 to 1879 he published the Literateur magazine. Among his personal writings, he saw the publishing of “Looking to Jesus” in 1862. Revival sermons were included in 1876 “The Gift of God” and translated into German in 1882. Also, the Life More Abundant (1881). Many of his songs were first written in English and then translated into other European languages, the best known being “None of Self and All of Thee, ” written in 1874. Due to the success of the conference that year, the hymn was placed in many hymnals, usually under the title: “Oh the Bitter Shame and Sorrow. ”

Monod was married to his cousin Gertrude Monod in 1867, who was the daughter of the surgeon Gustave Monod. They had seven sons and two daughters. Two of the sons died early. One son, Wilfred, was the pastor at the Oratoire, and father of the writer and typographer Maximilien Vox and the zoologist and African explorer, Théodore Monod. who was married to Emilie Lindop in 1882 and together had a son.

Théodore Monod passed away on February 26, 1921 at the age of 84. He became known as the French Preacher of Holiness.

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Thank you for this resource! you've done a great job... this is a beautiful old hymn!

Less of self, and more of Thee.

None of self, and all of Thee.

Wonderful, Wonderful words! Oh! The amazing grace of God!

None of self and all of thee!

"... None of self, and all of Thee."

May my life be a witness to none of self & all of The, Lord!

Lord, all of Thee!