The Cyber Hymnal ‎#7935

7935. I Want My Life To Count For Jesus

1 I want my life to count for Jesus,
As thro’ the world I go;
I long to be so true and faithful,
That others may His goodness know.
I want my life to count for Him,
In service every day;
In all I do, in all I say,
I want my life to count for Him.

2 I want my life to speak for Jesus,
In words of love and cheer,
That lonely hearts by grief o’ertaken
May feel His blessèd presence near.
I want my life to speak for Him,
In service every day;
In all I do, in all I say,
I want my life to speak for Him.

3 I want my life to shine for Jesus—
Lost souls are in the night;
If I reflect His beams of mercy,
I’ll lead them to the Gospel light.
I want my life to shine for Him,
In service every day;
In all I do, in all I say,
I want my life to shine for Him.

4 I want to go and dwell with Jesus
When life on earth is o’er;
No bitter tears, no disappointments,
I’ll be with Him forevermore.
I want to go and dwell with Him
In Heaven by and by;
No flowers fade, none ever die,
I want to go and dwell with Him.

Text Information

• First Line: I want my life to count for Jesus
• Title: I Want My Life To Count For Jesus
• Author: Melville Homer Cummings, Sr. (1919)
• Language: English
• Source: Soul Stirring Songs by Mr. and Mrs. Benson and Mr. and Mrs. Cummings (Nashville: Pentecostal Mission Publishing, 1919)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [I want my life to count for Jesus]
• Composer: Melville Homer Cummings, Sr.
• Key: F Major or modal
• Source: Soul Stirring Songs by Mr. and Mrs. Benson and Mr. and Mrs. Cummings (Nashville: Pentecostal Mission Publishing, 1919)
• Copyright: Public Domain