A Crown To Cast At His Feet
A Crown to Cast: Triumph and Grace in the Race of Life
Lyrics
Let us run the race with patience, lay aside each sin and care
Encouragement to endure the race of life patiently, while putting away sins and worries.
Let us fight to win the battle, not as one that beats the air
Encouragement to fight life's challenges with purpose, avoiding futile efforts.
Looking now to Christ our Savior, who endured the cruel cross
Focusing on Jesus, who endured the cross, emphasizing faith in Him.
May we kneel that day before Him, having counted all but loss
Expressing willingness to kneel before Christ, having sacrificed all worldly things.
A crown to cast at His feet, when the race on earth is then complete
Anticipation of receiving a crown to offer to Jesus upon completing life's journey.
All the praise to Him is due, through the blood I was made new
Acknowledging gratitude and praise to Jesus for the transformative power of His blood.
And His power gave the strength to make it through
Credit given to Jesus' power for providing strength to overcome life's challenges.
A crown to cast at His feet, in that glorious day when we meet
Reiterating the expectation of presenting a crown to Jesus on the glorious meeting day.
Yes, the victory was won, through the blood of Christ the Son
Attributing victory to the blood of Christ, emphasizing its redemptive power.
And the crowns lay at His feet, when all is done
Visualizing crowns laid at Jesus' feet when all is accomplished.
I see through a glass now darkly
Current understanding is limited, symbolized by seeing through a dark glass.
but that day as face to face, I shall see Him in His glory
Hope for a future encounter with Jesus, seeing Him face to face in glory.
full of truth and full of grace
Describing Jesus as full of truth and grace, highlighting His divine qualities.
O to kneel, not empty-handed, but a shining crown to give
Expressing a desire to kneel before Jesus with a shining crown as an offering.
to the One who died to save me, filled me with His power to live
Acknowledging Jesus' sacrifice, filling believers with the power to live.
A crown to cast at His feet, when the race on earth is then complete
Reiteration of anticipating receiving a crown at the completion of life's race.
All the praise to Him is due, through the blood I was made new
Reaffirming gratitude for being made new through the redemptive power of Jesus' blood.
And His power gave the strength to make it through
Recognizing Jesus' power as the source of strength to navigate life's challenges.
A crown to cast at His feet, in that glorious day when we meet
Restating the expectation of presenting a crown to Jesus on the glorious meeting day.
Yes, the victory was won, through the blood of Christ the Son
Affirming the victory achieved through the redemptive power of Christ's blood.
And the crowns lay at His feet, when all is done
Visualizing multiple crowns laid at Jesus' feet when all aspects of life are completed.
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