His Mark

 

Deut. 15:16-17, Phil. 2:5-8, 25-30, I Cor. 6:20, II Cor. 5:14-20

 

I had been bought with a price—

The debt was paid in full

I was brought into the Master’s house

Freed from the slavery of sin

 

Safe within the sheltering walls

I learned to see His heart

His love compelled to greater love

To give Him all not part

 

I saw the stripes He bore for me

The walk of suffering shame

And wounds will come to everyone

Who would choose to bear His Name

 

Would I go out or stay with Him—

Whose kingship would I own?

Lord, give me grace to die to self

And live to you alone!

 

My ear pressed to the doorpost

Where His blood had been applied

Then yielded to the piercing awl

The trust of faith that’s tried

 

The liberty He bought for me

Is surrendered to His will

No reputation—a servant

May His Spirit my living fill