He Is No Fool

by Scott Wesley Brown

I've lost track of all the Sundays the offering plate's gone by
And as I gave my hard earned dollars I felt free to keep my life.
I talk about commitment and the need to count the cost
But the words of a martyr show me
I don't really know His cross.

For he is no fool who gives what he cannot keep
To gain what he cannot lose.
Yes, he is no fool who lays his own life down:
I must make this the path I choose.

Obedience and servant-hood are traits I've rarely shown
And the fellowship of His sufferings is a joy I've barely known.
There are riches in surrendering that can't be gained for free;
God will share all heaven's wonders

But the price He asks is me.

For he is no fool who gives what he cannot keep
To gain what he cannot lose.
Yes, he is no fool who lays his own life down:
I must make this the path I choose.