The freedom of the soul,
When passed beyond all earthly bribe
To God's complete control.
All things are his, yes, life, and death,
Things present or to come;
In Christ he draws in peace each breath,
In Christ he finds his home.
To share with Him His throne,
'Tis passing strange that we refuse
To be our Lord's alone.
O never speak of sacrifice!
A privilege untold
Is to be His at any price,
In Calv'ry's hosts enrolled.
The fragment for the whole—
All men and all events alike
Must serve the ransomed soul.
All things are yours when you are His,
And He and you are one;
A boundless life in Him there is,
And kingdom yet to come.
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Milwaukee, United States
What a beautiful hymn. There is indeed complete freedom of the soul when found in its original home of Christ, who restores all things. There must be a better word than the word "control" in the first stanza, but I can't find a good one that rhymes. God is after something deeper than simply his controlling us, something along the lines of his will and our will aligned as one out of the love he pours into our lives. Yes, ultimately he is in control, but it seems like a word that reflects perfect harmony would fit his design better, of providing us with a free will that we use freely to do his will. Anyone have any thoughts here?
Detroit, Michigan, United States
We sang this song today in church to go along with the message on Philippians 1:20-30 on "How to Live and How to Die".
Phil 1:20 According to my earnest expectation and my hope
that in nothing I will be put to shame,
but with all boldness,
as always, even now,
Christ shall be magnified in my body,
whether through life or through death
21 for to me to live is Christ and to die is gain.
This is expressed in the song by "All things are his, yes, life and death."
Also "A boundless life in Him there is" when we are free from the fear of death as Paul says in:
Phil 1:28 In nothing being frightened by the opposers,
which is to them a proof of their destruction,
but of your salvation, and that from God.
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I prefer the original last line of the song, as that is what enables the boundless life.
Also, the original stanza 1, last line, says "In Christ he reaches home." I prefer that original also because it soberly refers to the death spoken of 3 lines before.
San Marcos, TX, United States
All things are His, both life and death!
Tacoma, WA, United States
Striking the holy bargain! So many voices reaching the heavens, Memorial Day 2019
Austin, Texas, United States
To be our Lord's alone.
Irvine, CA, United States
Never speak of sacrifice, a privilege untold!
I really enjoyed this past month that the principle of praising the Lord is a sacrifice of praises, or offering of praises. A sacrifice entails a loss, and what the Lord desires from us is actually to praise Him in our worst situations!! This is genuine praise!!
Los Angeles, CA, United States
O never speak of sacrifice, a privilege untold!
Lagos, Nigeria
Lord Jesus I love You and pray Lord that You make me one who is willing to live to You.
Iloilo City, Iloilo, Philippines
Praise the Lord! Everything is for the Lord, even our life. Amen.
NY, United States
"I am the Lord's..." Praise the Lord for His purpose and move in which we have been included. I'm enjoying that the church life is wonderful but we need to go on to experience the Body life... the reality of the Body for the building up of the Body of Christ. I'm sure glad that I am the Lord's but also I'm encouraged to realize God's goal is the Body built up. O dear Lord, take the steps to usher us all who are in Your recovery to experience the Body life for Your sweet rest and satisfaction... We love You dear Lord Jesus. Amen...