I Am a Living Sacrifice
A Devotional Ode: Surrendering Mind, Body, and Soul in 'I Am a Living Sacrifice'
Lyrics
With all my mind
Expressing the desire to love the Lord with complete focus of the mind.
And my body
Expressing the desire to love the Lord with the entirety of the body.
I wanna love you Lord
Affirming the intention to love the Lord with sincerity.
With all my mind
Reiterating the commitment to love the Lord with full mental engagement.
And my eyes
Reiterating the commitment to love the Lord with complete attention of the eyes.
I want to love you Lord
Expressing the desire to love the Lord with authenticity.
With all my mind
Reaffirming the intention to love the Lord with the entirety of the mind.
And my body
Reaffirming the intention to love the Lord with the entirety of the body.
I want to love you Lord
Reiterating the commitment to love the Lord with sincerity.
With all my mind
Reiterating the commitment to love the Lord with full mental engagement.
And my eyes
Reiterating the commitment to love the Lord with complete attention of the eyes.
I wanna love you Lord
Expressing the desire to love the Lord with authenticity.
I am a living sacrifice
Declaring oneself as a living sacrifice dedicated to the Lord.
I am a living sacrifice
Repeating the declaration of being a living sacrifice for emphasis.
I am a living sacrifice
Emphasizing once again the commitment to being a living sacrifice for the Lord.
I can't take it lightly
Stressing the seriousness and weightiness of the commitment.
I am a living sacrifice
Repeating the declaration of being a living sacrifice with emphasis.
I am a living sacrifice
Repeating the commitment to being a living sacrifice with emphasis.
And I can't take it lightly
Underlining the gravity of the commitment to being a living sacrifice.
I am a living sacrifice
Reiterating the dedication to being a living sacrifice.
You don't take it lightly
Emphasizing that the commitment is not taken lightly by the individual.
You don't take it lightly
Stressing again that the commitment is not taken lightly, possibly directed towards the Lord.
I am a living sacrifice and I
Reiterating the identity as a living sacrifice and emphasizing the gravity of the commitment.
I can't give you a part of me
Expressing the inability to offer only a part of oneself to the Lord.
If I don't give you all of me
Affirming the necessity of giving the entirety of oneself to the Lord.
This is my true worship
Describing the worship as genuine and authentic.
My whole being
Affirming that the worship involves the totality of the person, encompassing the entire being.
This is my true worship
Reiterating the authenticity of the worship and the complete dedication of the person.
My whole being
Affirming again that the worship involves the totality of the person, including mind, body, and soul.
Mind, body, soul
Specifically mentioning the components of the person (mind, body, soul) dedicated in worship.
Have it all
Emphasizing the completeness of the dedication, urging to give everything in worship.
Have it all
Repeating the call to give everything in worship for emphasis.
Have it all
Reiterating the call to give everything in worship for emphasis.
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