Not I, But You 1988

Not I, but You

(1 Corinthians 13:1-8)

If love is patient, why won’t I wait?  
If love is kind, why do I hate?

If love is not jealous, why do I want?  
If love is not proud, why do I flaunt?

If love is not selfish, why won’t I share? 
If love is not rude, why don’t I care?

If love is not demanding, why do I shout?  
If love is not touchy, why do I pout?

If love holds no grudges, when others do wrong?  
Why do I carry resentments so long?

If love is eager to believe in the best,  
why am I anxious to accuse and to test?

If love never fails, why does it for me? 
As hard as I try; this love I can’t be.

Lord, help me to surrender and change my view, 
and teach me to pray... 

“Lord, not I…but You!”