All to Him I Owe

“I hear the Savior say,

‘Thy strength indeed is small,

Child of weakness, watch and pray,

Find in Me thine all in all.’”

There is no clearer truth than our utter dependence on Christ. Our strength is not just limited—it is small, frail, and inadequate to face the trials of life or the weight of eternity. Jesus' call to “watch and pray” echoes His own words to the disciples in Gethsemane (Matthew 26:41), where He told them the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak. In our weakness, we find our sufficiency in Him alone (2 Corinthians 12:9). The invitation is not to strive harder, but to abide deeper.

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“Lord, now indeed I find

Thy pow’r and Thine alone,

Can change the leper’s spots

And melt the heart of stone.”

The same power that healed lepers and raised the dead still transforms hearts today. Only God can perform the miracle of regeneration, taking a heart of stone and giving a heart of flesh (Ezekiel 36:26). In a world seeking self-help solutions, this verse re-centers us on divine transformation. No human effort can change a soul enslaved by sin. Only the cross and empty tomb hold that power.

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“For nothing good have I

Whereby Thy grace to claim;

I’ll wash my garments white

In the blood of Calv’ry’s Lamb.”

This stanza strikes at the heart of the Gospel: grace is unearned. We bring nothing to the table but our sin—and yet, Christ gives us righteousness in exchange. Isaiah 64:6 reminds us that even our best deeds are as filthy rags. But Revelation 7:14 reveals the glorious truth: our garments are made white in the blood of the Lamb. The paradox of the cross is that crimson blood washes white as snow.

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“And when, before the throne,

I stand in Him complete,

‘Jesus died my soul to save,’

My lips shall still repeat.”

This verse turns our gaze forward—standing before the throne, not in shame, but in completion. In Christ, we are justified, sanctified, and one day, glorified (Romans 8:30). We will not stand based on our performance, but on His perfection. And even in glory, our song will be the same: “Jesus died my soul to save.” The Lamb who was slain will forever be the focus of our praise (Revelation 5:12).

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(REFRAIN)

Jesus paid it all,

All to Him I owe;

Sin had left a crimson stain,

He washed it white as snow.

The refrain is both a confession and a proclamation. It is the Gospel in four lines. The debt was paid, not in part, but in full. The stain of sin that once condemned us is now gone. Just as snow covers the ground in a pure, white blanket, so the blood of Jesus covers every believer in righteousness. The cross is not a partial solution—it is total victory.

Jesus Paid It All - Elvina M. Hall