I Am Nothing

Authors

Ginny Owens (Text)

I Am Nothing

Verse 1
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I could travel over 
oceans, cross the 
deserts, climb the 
mountains
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Just to share your 
story, bring you 
glory, and win souls 
for you.
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I could sing like 
an angel, songs so 
humble and so 
thankful,
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Full of drama and emo
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would know your 
truth.
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I could give away my 
money and my 
clothes and my 
food
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To restore those people 
who are poor, 
lost, and down-and-out.
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Oh, I could succeed at 
all these things,
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Find 
favor with peasants an
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But if I do not 
love, I am 
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Verse 2
I could live a flawless life, never cheat or steal or lie,
And always speak so kindly, smile warmly, and go about doing good.
I could dedicate myself to do what everyone else wants me to-
Listen to them, compliment them, say the things I should.
I could show up every Sunday, lead the choir and Bible study
And they all might come to know me as a leader and a friend.
Oh, I could achieve success on earth,
But success cannot define my worth,
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And all these actions, 
all these words, will
 not matter in the end.
Chorus
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Songs will fade to 
silence,
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Stories, they will 
cease.
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The dust will 
settle, 
covering 
all my 
selfless deeds.
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So as I 
strive to 
serve you,
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Won't you 
make it 
clear to 
me,
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If I do not 
love, I am 
nothing.
Bridge
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 If I 
cannot live my 
life 
loving my 
brother,
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w can I 
love the one who 
lived his life for 
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Verse 3
Sent to earth from heaven,
Humble servant, holy king,
Come to share a story, get no glory, and save my searching soul,
You knew that I'd deny you, crucify you, but nothing could stop you from
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Living for me, dying for 
me, so that I would know
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