Lyrics
My Lord, I did not choose You,
For that could never be;
My heart would still refuse You,
Had You not chosen me.
You took the sin that stained me,
You cleansed me, made me new;
Of old You have ordained me,
That I should live in You.
For Christ my All, my Great Reward
Adorns my life forevermore!
Nothing can change now, who I am,
I'm in Christ, the Hope of man!
I'm in Christ, the Hope of man.
Unless Your grace had called me
And taught my op'ning mind,
The world would have enthralled me,
To heav'nly glories blind.
My heart knows none above You;
for Your rich grace I thirst;
I know that if I love You,
You must have loved me first.
For Christ my All, my Great Reward
Adorns my life forevermore!
Nothing can change now, who I am,
I'm in Christ, the Hope of man!
I'm in Christ, the Hope of man.
Unless Your Spirit claimed me;
I’d still be bound in sin
Yet Christ alone has saved me
And now I’m found in Him.
And when I stand in glory
And faith gives way to sight
Your joy will crown the chosen
In everlasting light!
For Christ my All, my Great Reward
Adorns my life forevermore!
Nothing can change now, who I am,
I'm in Christ, the Hope of man!
I'm in Christ, the Hope of man.
Song History & Meaning
Composer / Hymnodist: Josiah Conder
It is easy to forget that our walk with God began not with our seeking, but with His loving initiative. Long before we turned our hearts toward Christ, He chose us, washed us clean, and claimed us as His own. Knowing that our salvation rests entirely on His relentless grace releases us from the burden of trying to earn His love. Today, rest securely in His unshakeable embrace, giving thanks for the priceless gift of being held forever by the Savior who called you by name.
📖 Related Scripture Passages:
- John 15:16: “You didn’t choose me, but I chose you, and appointed you, that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain; that whatever you will ask of the Father in my name, he may give it to you.”
- Ephesians 1:4: “even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and without blemish before him in love;”
- Romans 8:29: “For whom he foreknew, he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.”