Not of letters, but of spirit,
  The New Testamental way;
For ’tis life the spirit giveth,
  But the letters always slay.
Outward work God never reckons,
  But what’s from the inmost part;
It is not to serve in letter,
  But life’s newness to impart.

Not just by the outward teachings,
  But by His anointing moved;
Not just by the outward pattern,
  But by inward vision proved.
Not by human rules or rituals,
  But by heaven’s rule within;
Not by human-made decisions,
  But by guidance giv’n of Him.

Not a dead religion serving,
  But in Christ as life to live;
Not theology dispensing,
  But a living Christ to give.
Not the knowledge of mere doctrine,
  But the message Christ should be;
Not the gifts, the forms, the teachings,
  But God’s Christ—reality.

Not objectively to worship,
  But to serve Him inwardly;
Not to preach a Christ objective,
  But Himself subjectively.
Not just by the Scripture serving,
  But in spirit and in life;
Not by flesh, but by the Spirit
  Filling, freeing from all strife.