Every Talent’s His
Dedicated to Beth Colby
Romans 12:1-2
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I return to the theme of Romans 12:1-2 frequently, mostly, I suppose, because of the importance of the issue of personal dedication. It also is highly probable that my spiritual lack during the first fifteen years of my life is the driving force in this issue: I don’t want any of my singers to waste that much time not serving the Lord! And so, in personal terms, this song reiterates the decision I made on November 20, 1976, when I, having been a Christian for about three years, dedicated everything I am and have to the Lord.
The “words” clue in this song is found in the first four words of the chorus: But Every Talent’s His – I was surprised that no one caught the partial answer in the title! The “music” clue is more interesting: The tenor line in the chorus is identical, within transposition, to the internal piano countermelody in the chorus of God Looks On The Stature Of Your Heart (LWCP 19); Beth and Cayley were very good friends through their high school years.
Why am I here? What’s my purpose in life?
What’s to be the mark I make?
How shall I live to honor the Lord
if I choose for Jesus’ sake?”
Those who love this world tell me to be
Everything that I can be, they say I should live for me.
But…
… every talent’s His, I’ll serve the Lord above,
The eternal King who gives me all His love,
And my offering to Him is the life that I lead,
For I owe my everything to the One who set me free.
What is the gift I must lay at His feet?
Should I give Him all my dreams?
Give Him my hopes, all my plans and my goals
in uncertainty, it seems?
Those who claim there’s no God who has rescued my soul,
Say that I should set my course – they tell me to keep control.
But…
He has given me life, and I walk in His way,
So I choose to give Him all my being and I say that…
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