Scripture Verse

I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord. Philippians 3:8

Introduction

Words: B. M. Ad­ams, in The Re­viv­al­ist, ed­it­ed by Jo­seph Hill­man (New York: Jo­seph Hill­man, 1868), num­ber 284.

Music: San Gio­van­ni E. T. Cof­fin, 1868 (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know Ad­ams’ or Cof­fin’s full name, where to get good pho­tos of them (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

Sad and wea­ry with my long­ing,
Filled with shame be­cause of sin;
As I am in con­scious weak­ness,
Here I would sal­va­tion win.

Refrain

All I have I leave for Je­sus,
I am count­ing it but dross;
I am com­ing to the Mas­ter,
I am cling­ing to the cross.
Clinging, cling­ing,
Clinging to the cross.

O the joy of know­ing Je­sus,
It is dawn­ing on my soul;
I am find­ing His sal­va­tion,
And the pow­er that makes me whole.

Refrain

O re­fine me by Thy Spi­rit,
Make my earth­ly life sub­lime,
With my heart a home for Je­sus,
Till I’m done with earth and time.

Refrain