Written by: Sandra McCracken (music), Isaac Watts (lyrics)
Appears on: In The Company Of Angels
Lyrics:
No More My God, I boast no more
Of all the duties I have done
I quit the hopes I held before,
To trust the merits of They Son
No more my God
No more my God
No more my God
I boast no more.
Now, for the loss I bear his name,
What was my gain I count my loss
My former pride I call my shame
And nail my glory to His cross
Yes, and I must, I will esteem
All things but loss for Jesus’ sake
O may my soul be found in Him
And of His righteousness partake
Amen, amen
The best obedience of my hands
Dares not appear before Thy throne
But faith can answer Thy demands
By pleading what my Lord has done
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From the Press Kit:
“Not to be mistaken for an anthem of human effort and persistence, this hymn is about the freedom we find in the finished work of Jesus. Here again, Isaac Watts proclaims that our confidence, our brokenness, and our whole being are found hidden and humbled in Christ. We therefore have no record of our own to defend or protect, nor do we have something left to build or maintain. All has been accomplished and sealed in Jesus. We are called only to rest in His intercession for us, now and with every passing hour as it was when we first believed.”