Not I, but Christ

Not I

but Christ

be hon­ored

loved

ex­alt­ed;

Not I

but Christ

be seen

be known

be heard;

Not I

but Christ

in ev­ery look and action

Not I

but Christ

in ev­ery thought and word.

O to be saved from my­self

dear Lord

O to be lost in Thee

O that it might be no more I

But Christ

that lives in me.

Not I

but Christ

to gent­ly soothe in sor­row

Not I

but Christ

to wipe the fall­ing tear;

Not I

but Christ

to lift the wea­ry bur­den

Not I

but Christ

to hush away all fear.

Not I

but Christ

in low­ly si­lent la­bor;

Not I

but Christ

in hum­ble

ear­nest toil;

Christ

on­ly Christ! No show

no os­ten­ta­tion;

Christ

none but Christ

the ga­ther­er of the spoil.

Christ

on­ly Christ! no id­le words e’er fall­ing

Christ

on­ly Christ; no need­less bust­ling sound;

Christ

on­ly Christ; no self im­port­ant bear­ing;

Christ

on­ly Christ; no trace of I be found.

Not I

but Christ

my eve­ry need sup­ply­ing

Not I

but Christ

my strength and health to be;

Not I

but Christ

for bo­dy

soul

and spir­it

Christ

on­ly Christ

here and eter­nal­ly.

Christ

on­ly Christ

ere long will fill my vi­sion;

Glory ex­cell­ing soon

full soon I’ll see—

Christ

on­ly Christ

my ev­ery wish ful­fill­ing—

Christ

on­ly Christ

my all in all to be.