Pressing On

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1.        D          G            C               A
        When I rejoice I remember my calling
               D             G                  A               D
        and all of the things that for God I have done,
         D             G                     C          A
        All my endeavors though each beneficial
                  D           G                    A                          D
        could never replace what I've gained from God's Son.


    Chorus 1:           D         C             G        Bm         A
                        Indeed, I count everything as loss because
                                  G                A          G                   A             D
                        of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord.   (repeat)

2.       D             G               C               A
        Not that I wish for my past to be worthless,
             D           G              A               D
        or that my religion will now be the best.
         D            G             C                     A
        All that I want is to know Christ the servant,
               D               G                A                D
        and like him to treat all the world as my guest.        ...(to Chorus 1)

3.        D                   G              C           A
        When I place Christ at the center of all things
               D                  G            A             D
        the One who did empty himself is my Lord.
           D             G                   C          A
        God's resurrection pow'r now is in my life,
             D           G                  A              D
        but it is not something to grasp as reward.              ...(to Chorus 1)


4.        D                  G                   C               A
        God has first known me and called me to service
              D              G         A ... D
        to share in the spirit of humility.
          D          G                     C                  A
        Only because Christ has first made me his own
              D        G                 A               D
        can I lay aside my own self and be free.

    Chorus 2:            D        C           G           Bm              A
                        So now I press on t'ward the goal for the prize
                                  G           A        G                A             D
                        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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