Words: , Hymns and Spiritual Songs, 1707, number 109. Music: Das Walt’ Gott Vater, , Musicalische Kirch-und Haus-Ergötzlichkeit, part 2 (Leipzig, Germany: 1713); adapted and harmonized by . Alternate tune:
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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 Thy Son.
Now, for the love 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 and will esteem
All things but loss for Jesus’ sake:
O may my soul be found in Him,
And of His righteousness partake!
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.