Story Behind The Song
This song came out of a season where the Lord was wanting me to become more like Him in an area of my life that I didn't realize had been a problem for years. Often, we tend to overlook the obvious in our lives that others may see. Being selfless sounds easy until you start to do it. You realize just how selfish you can be in your everyday life. As a Christian I made a choice to live for the Lord, not myself and that is what He was asking of me, not in word but in action also. To be like Christ requires you to act like Christ, to have His heart for others. That requires putting others before yourself and serving others in humility.
Song Description
This is a folk singer-songwriter style song with acoustic guitar and a subtle pad in the background. It is the raw feel of just singing your thoughts while strumming your guitar in its purest and most genuine form.
| Song Length |
3:03 |
Genre |
Folk - Religious |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Gracious, Moving |
Subject |
Relationship |
| Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
Vs 1
Selfless is what you are to me
You stepped out of glory, to die on a cross for me
Selfless is what you ask of me
You're the perfect picture of, true humility
Pre-chorus
Giving all you have to make a way for me
So that I could be a child of the king
That's selfless, that's selfless
Chorus
It's gonna' cost everything, layin' down my wll for yours
It may hurt and it may sting, but the freedom and the peace that it brings
It's worth it, it's worth it
Vs 2
Selfless even when I fall
You give the grace I need for it all
Pre-chorus
I have everything that I will ever need
'Cause your Holy Spirit lives inside of me
That's selfless, that's selfless oh
Chorus
It's gonna' cost everything, layin' down my will for yours
It may hurt and it may sting, but the freedom and the peace that it brings
It's worth it, It's worth it
It's gonna' cost everything, layin' down my will for yours
It may hurt and it may sting, but the freedom and the peace that it brings
It's worth it, it's worth it, oh, it's worth it, it's worth it, it's worth it