I Am Nothing
Words & music by ginny owens: bmg songs, inc. (gospel division)/above the
Rim music (administered by bmg songs, inc.) (ascap)
I could travel over oceans, cross the deserts, climb the mountains
Just to share your story, bring you glory, & win souls for you.
I could sing like an angel, songs so humble & so thankful
Full of drama & emotion, so the world would know your truth.
I could give away my money & my clothes & my food
To restore those people who are poor, lost, & down-and-out.
Oh, i could succeed at all these things,
Find favor with peasants & kings,
But if i do not love, i am nothing.
I could live a flawless life,
Never cheat or steal or lie,
And always speak so kindly, smile warmly, & go about doing good.
I could dedicate myself to do what everyone else wants me to- and
Listen to them, compliment them, say the things i should.
I could show up every sunday, lead the choir & bible study
And they all might come to know me as a leader & a friend.
Oh, i could achieve success on earth, but success cannot define my worth
And all these actions, all these words, will not matter in the end-
Chorus:
Songs will fade to silence,
Stories, they will cease.
The dust will settle, covering all my selfless deeds.
So as i strive to serve you,
Won't you make it clear to me,
If i do not love, i am nothing.
Bridge:
And If i cannot live my life loving my brother,
Then how can i love the one who lived his life for me?
Oh, Sent to earth from heaven,
Humble servant, holy king,
Come to share your story, get no glory, & save my searching soul,
You knew that i'd deny you, & crucify you, but nothing could stop you from
Living for me, dying for me, so that i would know-
Chorus:
That Songs will fade to silence,
And Stories They will cease,
The dust will settle covering these selfless deeds.
But your life here has made it clear enough for me to see
That if i do not love, i am nothing
