I Am Nothing lyrics

Song information

Artist: Ginny Owens
Album: Without Condition

Lyrics

Words and music by ginny owens: bmg songs, inc. (gospel division)/above the
Rim music (administered by bmg songs, inc.) (ascap)

I could travel over oceans, cross the deserts, climb the mountains
Just to share your story, bring you glory, and win souls for you
And I could sing like an angel, songs so humble and so thankful
Full of drama and emotion, so the world would know your truth
I could give away my money and my clothes and my food
To restore those people who are poor, and lost, and down-and-out
Oh, I could succeed at all these things
Find favor with peasants and kings
But if I do not love, I am nothing

I could live a flawless life
Never cheat or steal or lie
And always speak so kindly, smile so warmly, and go about doing good
I could dedicate myself to do what everyone else wants me to-
Listen to them, compliment them, say the things I should
I could show up every sunday, lead the choir and bible study
And they all might come to know me as a leader and a friend
Oh, I could achieve success on earth, but success cannot define my worth
And all these actions, all these words, they will not matter in the end-

Chorus:
Cause songs will fade to silence
Stories, they will cease
The dust will settle, covering all my selfless deeds
So as I strive to serve you
Won't you make it clear to me
That if I do not love, I am nothing

Bridge:
And if I cannot live my life loving my brother
Then how can I love the one who lived his life for me?

Oh, sent to earth from heaven
Humble servant, holy king
Come to share a story, get no glory, and save my searching soul
You knew that I'd deny you, crucify you, but nothing could stop you from
Living for me, dying for me, so that I would know-

Chorus:
That songs will fade to silence
Stories they will cease
The dust will settle covering all my selfless deeds
But your life here has made it clear enough for me to see
That if I do not love, I am nothing