Lyrics - All My Boast Is in Jesus

[Verse 1]

What wonder of wonders, what love is this

That Christ would die for me

His goodness, His merit, His righteousness

This sinner’s only plea

O foolish pride, be crucified

The work is finished

[Chorus]

All my boast is in Jesus

All my hope is His love

And I will glory forever

In what the cross has done

[Verse 2]

Now fully forgiven, my life is filled

With graces undeserved

For mercy that flowed down that sacred hill

Let praises now return

Rise up my soul, and bless the Lord

Who else is worthy?

[Chorus]

[Bridge x2]

O praise the One forever blessed

Him alone my heart adores

And I will boast in nothing less

Than the love of Christ my Lord

[Verse 3]

I boast not in riches, in strength or might

But in the grace of God

I glory in weakness, to live is Christ

In plenty or in want

That I may know, that all may see

His pow’r within me

[Chorus]

[Refrain]

Now I stand in this freedom

Ransomed, clean in His sight

And I cannot be ashamed for

My boast is Jesus Christ

My boast is Jesus Christ

Forever my boast is Jesus Christ

Words and Music (C) 2023 by Matt Boswell, Bryan Fowler, Keith Getty, and Matt Papa

Bible Memory Verse

“‘Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.’”

‭‭2 Corinthians‬ ‭10‬:‭17‬ ‭(ESV)

Story Behind the Song

Something to Think About

‘The tongue is a small member, yet it boasts of great things.’ (James 3:5)

Some studies have shown that a person speaks up to 16,000 words a day! Those words can bring both good and bad. They can be humble and kind but they can very easily be boastful and selfish.

What are some of the things we boast about? Maybe our grades, our skills in sport or music or work, what we look like, our plans, the things we own… Of course we can be pleased with our achievements and in work well done. But our words (and our hearts which shape them) should not slip into boasting, into praising ourselves.

This is why. There is nothing we have that doesn’t belong to the Lord. Psalm 24 says ‘the earth is the Lords and everything in it!’

Then, God is not just the one owner of all things but also the one Savior of the world. Ephesians 2 says, ‘For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast’

We can’t save ourselves. He must do it and He does.

So what do we do? We use our words (given by him!) to thank Him, to praise Him, to boast in the only way we can - in Him. And an excellent way to do this is to sing out those words. Hopefully you can do that in this hymn of the month!

Prayer

Father in heaven,

We praise you with whole hearts for your kindness to us. Each day you give us may we be quick to thank you and bring you glory. Thank you for your greatest gift to us, our Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, in whose name we pray.

Amen

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