I Will Knot!
Mark 1:7-8
After me One is coming who is mightier than I,
and I am not fit to stoop down and untie the thong of His sandals.
John introduces Jehovah's Servant as the One whom John is not worthy to serve, even in the most menial manner. What grace that the Son of Man "who came not to be served, but to serve," would elevate the likes of us to His service!
Thank you, Lord.
I love, I love my Master,
I will not go out free,
For He is my Redeemer;
He paid the price for me.
I would not leave His service,
It is so sweet and blest;
And in the weariest moments
He gives the truest rest.My Master shed His life-blood
My vassal life to win,
And save me from the bondage
Of tyrant self and sin.
He chose me for His service,
And gave me power to choose
That blessed, perfect freedom,
Which I shall never lose.I would not halve my service,
His only it must be!
His only, who so loved me,
And gave Himself for me.
Rejoicing and adoring,
Henceforth my song shall be,
I love, I love my Master,
I will not go out free.
Frances Ridley Havergal