Phil
Might I say
that all my life I freely gave
To Him who came up from the
grave?
But up from
the grave not alone;
No, He ascended to Heaven’s
throne!
That King of
kings, of matchless worth
Bled and died upon the earth.
Wicked souls
from their sin, set free
That they too may heavenly be.
For He came,
not mere doctrine to impart,
But to redeem a people that are
set apart.
His Spirit,
He gave them, their lives to fill
To empower them, that they may
accomplish His will.
Though their
days may be compared to a spring flower
When totally surrendered to
Jesus, they are filled with power.
And as the
curtain of their life begins to close
They declare passionately to all
their foes
That though
on earth they may shut their eyes,
The Author of life has given
them the life that never dies.
Their enemies
bring trouble, sorrows, and tribulation
Yet Christ will never cease to
be their declaration.
“In rejecting
Christ, your pain will be relieved.”
They respond, “I will not be
ashamed of the One I have believed.”
And though
their blood spills on the ground
To suffer with Jesus, no greater
joy could they have ever found.
To stand with
Christ in glory, that is their one desire,
Though it often means going
through the fire.
Oh Lord
Jesus, grant that it may be
That I lived, died, and bled
only for Thee!
That when You
take my last breath
I would praise You, and You
would be glorified in my death.
