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Nothing But Jesus

Posted by David Ward on January 10th, 2006
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This song should resonate in the hearts of anyone who has been born again longer than 30 seconds. One of the most besetting and annoying sins that believers deal with is that of being distracted, both in mind and heart from our true love, the Lord Jesus. The mind is one of the primary battlefields of the Christian life. We are commanded to “rejoice always; pray without ceasing; in everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus” (1 Thess 5:16-18) and to set our minds only on things that are pure and lovely (Philippians 4:8). All too often we spend time and energy thinking of “the passing things of earth” (as Toplady describes them). We desperately want to be removed from all the noise and strife of life, particularly in private devotions. May this song be our prayer in our quiet times with the Lord.

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I long to prize God’s matchless worth
Above the passing things of earth;
To be reserved for Christ who died,
Surrendered to the crucified.

Chorus:
Nothing but Jesus, nothing but Jesus for me -
His cross set before me so Jesus is all I can see.
Lord, seize my heart, assert Your right,
And put all other loves to flight:
Nothing but Jesus, nothing but Jesus for me.

Removed from all the noise and strife,
The lust, the pomp, the pride of life;
Direct my heart to heav’nly things
Until my mouth of glory sings.

I long to know Your boundless love
And find my joy in things above;
For this I would be powerless
Without the Spirit I possess.
Emptied of earth I fain would be,
Of sin, myself, and all but Thee;
Only reserved for Christ that died,
Surrender’d to the crucified.
Nothing, save Jesus, would I know;
My friend and my companion Thou!
Lord, seize my heart, assert Thy right,
And put all other loves to flight:
Sequester’d from the noise and strife,
The lust, the pomp, the pride of life;
For heaven alone my heart prepare,
And have my conversation there.
Larger communion let me prove
With Thee, blest object of my love;
But oh! for this no power have I;

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