I have been enjoying this hymn so much. It really shows the Lord's step by step work in us. Our transformation is not instantaneous, it's a daily process, but each day it must be our reality. I see how much I need to be captured by my Lord each and every day, how much He still needs to grow in me, and how I need to love Him today so much more than yesterday.
Oh, the bitter shame and sorrow,
That a time could ever be,
When I let the Saviour's pity
Plead in vain, and proudly answered,
All of self, and none of Thee,
All of self, and none of Thee.
Yet He found me, I beheld Him
Bleeding on the cursed tree;
Heard Him pray, Forgive them, Father.
And my wistful heart said faintly,
Some of self, and some of Thee,
Some of self, and some of Thee.
Day by day His tender mercy,
Healing, helping, full and free,
Sweet and strong, and ah! so patient,
Brought me lower while I whispered,
Less of self, and more of Thee,
Less of self, and more of Thee.
Higher than the highest heavens,
Deeper than the deepest sea,
Lord, Thy love at last hath conquered;
Grant me now my heart's petition,
None of self, and all of Thee,
None of self, and all of Thee.
Lord, may this be our reality: None of self and all of Thee.
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
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