If you've found your way here, you may already know that my name is Bill and I enjoy writing songs about God. If you did not know that, well now you do. I hope to be faithful with the songs I write. I'm not sure I know how to do that, but I think this website is a start. It contains the lyrics, chord charts, mp3's, even the stories behind the songs. And it is all free to you. So look around. Enjoy. And thanks for stopping by.
(back to album) / (back to music) Its All for Thee
download chord chart // download mp3 (verse 1) Any seed I’ve sewn … its all for Thee Any kindness shown … its all for Thee Any gift I give … its all for Thee This whole life I live … its all for Thee, its all for Thee
(chorus) Its all…its all…its all for Thee Every gift, every ounce of char - ity Every jewel in the crown I inherit from Thee Before for You, I’ll lay it down for etern - ity Its all…its all for Thee
(verse 2) Any need I’ve met … its all for Thee Any mouth I’ve fed … its all for Thee Anyone I’ve blessed … its all for Thee All my righteousness … its all for Thee, its all for Thee
(bridge) Every good and perfect gift comes from You Its is my joy and honor just to be used…by You
May my life redound to the glory of Your Name May my life redound to the glory of Your Name -------------------------------------------------------
This song is one of my favorites. Now, with that said, I don't think its one of my best. No, the reason I like it is because it written about a concept that I wrestle with for a long time.
I had struggled with the idea that, upon entering heaven, we will be the recipients of mansions and crowns and the treasure we have stored up with our good works here on earth. Much of that belief is based on verses like Matthew 6:20 & II Timothy 2:8. But still, I simply could not believe that mansions and crowns and treasure would in any way improve the experience of heaven. Christ, and Christ alone, is what makes heaven heaven. Who cares about any of that other stuff?
Then I came across Revelation 4:10, which says...
The twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne, and worship him who lives for ever and ever. They lay their crowns before the throne and say: "You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they were created and have their being." And it hit me: all that awaits us in heaven…the treasures, the crowns, the mansions…none of it is ours. Nor will any of it make heaven a better or more enjoyable experience for us. No, the enjoyment we will receive from the treasures, crowns, and mansions, is getting to step before the throne of God and lay it all down at His feet...getting to say,
“It was all for You, my God. You are my only Crown, my only Reward, and my only Treasure. You, and You alone, make heaven heaven. And the truth is: any good I accomplished while in life, any thing I did to further Your Kingdom or care for Your children…it was all done out of my love for You. And even more, it was all done in You and through You. So all these treasures that I have stored-up for myself here…they are all Yours. May they add to Your pleasure and may they add to Your fame. Take them, my God, for they are all for You.”
That is the purpose for the heavenly bounty that awaits us. The joy of that moment. Before the soul-satisfying beauty and unrestricted glory of the Risen Christ…who would want mansions, crowns, and the like? We will want only Him.
