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Yet Not I But Through Christ In Me

By CityAlight

18,664 views Sep 29, 2026 updated Yet Not I - EP album Verified editorial review

Song Meaning

CityAlight's "Yet Not I But Through Christ In Me" builds its entire structure around Paul's own words in Galatians — "I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me." Every verse ends by returning to that same line, the hymn treating it less as a conclusion and more as the ground everything else stands on.

"What gift of grace is Jesus my redeemer, there is no more for heaven now to give" opens the hymn at its highest point rather than building up to it — nothing left to add, nothing held back. "The night is dark but I am not forsaken, for by my side, the Saviour He will stay" keeps the hymn honest about real weakness and real fear rather than pretending faith removes them.

"No fate I dread, I know I am forgiven, the future sure, the price it has been paid" moves from present comfort to future certainty, and the final verse looks all the way to the end: "until I stand with joy before the throne." The repeated tag closing the song — "when the race is complete, still my lips shall repeat: yet not I, but through Christ in me" — makes clear the hymn's confidence was never really about personal strength holding out to the finish.

Lyrics Verified by Editorial Team

Verse 1

What gift of grace is Jesus my redeemer

There is no more for heaven now to give

He is my joy, my righteousness, and freedom

My steadfast love, my deep and boundless peace


Refrain 1

To this I hold, my hope is only Jesus

For my life is wholly bound to his

Oh how strange and divine, I can sing: all is mine!

Yet not I, but through Christ in me


Verse2

The night is dark but I am not forsaken

For by my side, the Saviour He will stay

I labour on in weakness and rejoicing

For in my need, His power is displayed


To this I hold, my Shepherd will defend me

Through the deepest valley He will lead

Oh the night has been won, and I shall overcome!

Yet not I, but through Christ in me


Verse 3

No fate I dread, I know I am forgiven

The future sure, the price it has been paid

For Jesus bled and suffered for my pardon

And He was raised to overthrow the grave


To this I hold, my sin has been defeated

Jesus now and ever is my plea

Oh the chains are released, I can sing: I am free!

Yet not I, but through Christ in me


Verse 4

With every breath I long to follow Jesus

For He has said that He will bring me home

And day by day I know He will renew me

Until I stand with joy before the throne


To this I hold, my hope is only Jesus

All the glory evermore to Him

When the race is complete, still my lips shall repeat:

Yet not I, but through Christ in me!


Tag

When the race is complete, still my lips shall repeat:

Yet not I, but through Christ in me!

Yet not I, but through Christ in me!

Yet not I, but through Christ in me!


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