Not the law of letters

Not the law of letters

But the Christ of life

God desires to give us

Saving us from strife;

It is not some doctrine

But ’tis Christ Himself

Who alone releases

From our sinful self.

Any kind of teaching

Any kind of form

Cannot quicken spirits

Or our souls transform;

It is Christ as Spirit

Gives us life divine

Thus thru us to live the

Life of God’s design.

Not philosophy nor

Any element

Can to Christ conform us

As His complement;

But ’tis Christ Himself who

All our nature takes

And in resurrection

Us His members makes.

Not religion

even

Christianity

Can fulfill God’s purpose

Or economy;

But ’tis Christ within us

As our all in all

Satisfies God’s wishes

And His plan withal.

All the gifts we’re given

By the Lord in grace

All the different functions

Cannot Christ replace.

Only Christ Himself must

Be our all in all!

Only Christ Himself in

All things; great or small!