This is a song I used to sing when God first came real to me. I don't know the writer but it established in my heart a single unshakeable truth. I live this life for a Person: not a reason, not a goal or a purpose, not for people and certainly never for myself. The path I took a few years ago, led me down a different road and temporarily obscured this truth. I am so glad to have it found it again.
It matters so little
How much you may own,
The places you've been
And the people you've known,
For it all comes to nothing
When placed at His feet,
It means nothing to Jesus
Just memories to keep.
You can have all the treasures
From far away lands
You can have all the wealth,
You can hold in your hands
You can have all the pleasures,
Money can buy
But what will you have
When it's your turn to die?
Refrain:
Only one life
Soon it will pass
Only what's done for Christ will last
Only one chance to do His will
So give to Jesus all your days
It's the only life that pays
When you recall
You have but one life
The days pass so swiftly
The months come and go
The years melt away
As new fallen snow
Spring turns to summer
Summer to fall
Autumn brings winter
And death comes to all
It matters so little
How much you may own,
The places you've been
And the people you've known,
For it all comes to nothing
When placed at His feet,
It means nothing to Jesus
Just memories to keep.
You can have all the treasures
From far away lands
You can have all the wealth,
You can hold in your hands
You can have all the pleasures,
Money can buy
But what will you have
When it's your turn to die?
Refrain:
Only one life
Soon it will pass
Only what's done for Christ will last
Only one chance to do His will
So give to Jesus all your days
It's the only life that pays
When you recall
You have but one life
The days pass so swiftly
The months come and go
The years melt away
As new fallen snow
Spring turns to summer
Summer to fall
Autumn brings winter
And death comes to all
