It is not a message that I’ve heard

It is not a message that I’ve heard

(Just the Christ

in the word

)

Not some points that I’ve learned

(The Christ in all I’ve heard

)

Not a song or verse I know by heart

(But Christ in every song or verse

)

That can meet your need

or wash your feet

(Christ can meet your need

)

Touch your heart

or fill the void

But it’s Christ

just the Christ

(Just this Christ

)

That I’ve enjoyed. (Just this Christ enjoyed.)

It is nothing good that is of myself

(Just the Christ

in you and me

)

Nothing of my natural life

(The Christ who’s all to be

)

Not the best of fruit from the knowledge tree

(Only Christ we’d know

)

That can touch your life

or turn your heart

(Christ can touch your life

)

Refresh you in your deepest part

But it’s Christ

just the Christ

(Just this Christ

)

Lived out through me. (Just the Christ in me.)