In Celebration of God’s Love 5

This is the final part in a short mini-series on the truths and beauty of some of my favourite hymns. I have chosen five hymns – four old and one new – that simply speak to me. There are many others and I am sure your choice may be very different from mine. Here is my final choice.

This modern song by Michael W Smith is very much a personal favourite - if only for the lines “And I fall to my knees  So it's you that they see Not I” This song brings home to me the need for us to die to self that Jesus may be seen and not us.

Lifting Jesus High

Sin and its ways grow old

All of my heart turns to stone

And I'm left with no strength to arise

How You need to be lifted high

Sin and its ways lead to pain

Left here with hurt and with shame

So no longer will I leave your side

Jesus, you be lifted high

You be lifted high

You be lifted high

You be lifted high in my life Oh God

And I fall to my knees

So it's you that they see Not I

Jesus, you be lifted high

And even now that I'm inside your hands

Help me not to grow prideful again

Don't let me forsake sacrifice

Jesus you be lifted high

And if I'm blessed with the riches of kings

How could I ever think that it was me

For you brought me from darkness to light

Jesus, you be lifted high

You be lifted high

You be lifted high

You be lifted high in my life Oh God

And I fall to my knees

So it's you that they see Not I

Jesus, you'll be lifted high

That’s my selection of favourites complete – at least for now. There is so much fundamental Biblical truth in these hymns or songs, whatever you want to call them. Jesus speaks to us through each and every one of them.