NO REPUTATION

1.No reputation, with Jesus I go,
   Willingly, cheerfully, my life to sow;
   Sow to the Spirit, in faith lay it down,
   Strive for the mastery, hope for the crown.

2.No reputation, if Jesus had none,
   Why should I murmur, the suffering shun,
   Why from the cross should I seek for release?
    I must diminish, for him to increase.

3.No, reputation, but with Him I crave,
   Glory immortal, beyond the dark grave;
   Honor and glory, which never can fade,
   Scorners are silent, there’s none to upbraid.

4.No reputation, and unrecognized,  
   Misunderstood, and by worldlings despised;
   God understands me- this thought will suffice,
   Bearing the cross, I should ever rejoice.

5.No reputation, with Him I am content,
   Laying my life down, to spend and be spent;
   Living or dying, I will not refrain,
   God cannot lie, I shall take it again.