Pressing On
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1.
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When I rejoice I remember my calling
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and all of the things that for God I
have done,
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All my endeavors though each
beneficial
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could never replace what I've gained
from God's Son.
Chorus
1:
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Indeed, I count everything as loss because
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of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. (repeat)
2.
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Not that I wish for my past to be
worthless,
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or that my religion will now be the
best.
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All that I want is to know Christ the
servant,
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and like him to treat all the world
as my guest. ...(to Chorus 1)
3.
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When I place Christ at the center of
all things
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the One who did empty himself is my
Lord.
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God's resurrection pow'r now is in my
life,
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but it is not something to grasp as
reward.
...(to Chorus 1)
4.
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God has first known me and called me
to service
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to share in the spirit of humility.
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Only because Christ has first made me
his own
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can I lay aside my own self and be
free.
Chorus
2:
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So now I press on t'ward the goal for the prize
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of the uplifting call of God in Christ Jesus my Lord. (repeat
& end)
Words & Tune: Pete Haynes, ©1986
based upon Philippians
3:8-16
(see also
"The Christ Hymn,"
based upon Philippians 2:6-11;
and "Rejoice in the Lord," based
upon Philippians
4:4-7)
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