Only Jesus
Surrendering to Grace: Embracing the Transformative Message of 'Only Jesus'
Lyrics
Take the things I once called treasures
Willingness to surrender possessions and attachments considered valuable in the past.
Take my castles in the sand
Letting go of temporary and fragile achievements or accomplishments.
Take my shallow store of knowledge
Yielding a superficial accumulation of knowledge and abandoning preconceived future plans.
And the future I once planned
Surrendering aspirations for the future that were once envisioned.
Take all vain accumulations
Relinquishing all meaningless and prideful accumulations.
All awards and claims to fame
Letting go of accolades, honors, and any claims to fame.
Take my hard-earned reputation
Sacrificing a hard-earned reputation for the sake of embracing Jesus' name.
Trade it all for His dear name
Willingness to trade everything for the sake of Jesus and His significance.
Give me Jesus, only Jesus
Expressing a desire for Jesus alone, acknowledging His irresistible call to the heart.
My heart can't resist His call
Emphasizing the inability to resist the call of Jesus on the heart.
For the joy of His sweet sorrow
Finding joy in the bittersweet experience of surrendering to Jesus.
At His feet I lay it all
Symbolically laying down everything at the feet of Jesus.
Take the friends that I once courted
Letting go of relationships that were once pursued.
What I hoped they'd think of me
Releasing concerns about others' opinions and perceptions.
Please restore Your wealth I
Seeking restoration for the spiritual wealth lost in pursuing empty and deceptive desires.
Squandered chasing phantoms foolishly
Acknowledging the folly of chasing illusions and empty pursuits.
Give me Jesus, only Jesus
Reiterating the desire for Jesus alone and the inability to resist His call.
My heart can't resist His call
Stressing the irresistible nature of Jesus' call on the heart.
For the joy of His sweet sorrow
Experiencing joy in the paradoxical sweetness of surrendering to Jesus.
At His feet I lay it all
Symbolically laying down all at the feet of Jesus once again.
Give me Jesus, only Jesus
Repeating the plea for Jesus alone, underscoring the heart's inability to resist His call.
My heart can't resist His call
Reiterating the compelling nature of Jesus' call and its impact on the heart.
For the joy of His sweet sorrow
Acknowledging the joy found in the paradox of surrendering to Jesus' sweet call.
At His feet I lay it all
Once again, symbolically laying down everything at the feet of Jesus.
At His feet I lay it all
Emphasizing the completeness of surrender, laying everything at the feet of Jesus.
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