I Live and Yet Not I

I live and yet not I

For Christ He lives in me.

The life I live in the flesh now

Is Christ

just Christ

to be.

O what a marvelous hope

Lord

To find myself in You

And in experience my boasting

To know You through and through.

O what a wondrous existence

Of all which is most blessed.

You see

Lord

I am now softened

To take from You what’s best.

It’s not my fervent resolve

Lord

Nor e’en my love untrue.

It’s You in me Who is doing

What I for You couldn’t do.

From every other attraction—

Be faithful

break me free.

Though smarting

Lord

from Love’s action

Each wound draws me to Thee.

You see each end from beginning;

Take me through each dark phase;

As long

Lord

as love conforms me

Fits me to meet You that day.

So here we are

dear Lord Jesus

And may Your precious hand

Accomplish all that You’ve purposed

All that You’ve for us planned.

You are our one destination

You are our destiny.

These days

just for our preparing

Will leave what in memory?

In us

Lord

gain all You’re after

In us

Lord

gain Your Bride.

In us

be so very blessed.

In us

be satisfied.

As we

Lord

become Your fullness

And You in us reside

Keep us

dear Lord

in Your love-bonds

As mutually we abide.