Lyrics
Chorus
I will serve no foreign god
No any other treasure
For you are my hearts desire
The spirit without measure
Unto your name I will bring my sacrifice
(x2)
Unto your name I will bring my sacrifice
Spoken Word
Mthunzifore
"The Story goes in Daniel Chapter 3;
Shedrack Meshack and Abednego. The Bible
says these made up there mind and made a decision.
They will not bow down to any god.
Nebucadenzer the king had placed an oath,
'any one who does not worhsip '... speaking Zulu... "
The Bible says these made up
'we will serve no foreign God '
Nebuccdenezer was so furious
He said bring this then, they were brought
and said "You do not bow to my gods"
They said oh king Nebu there is no way we will
Bow down to your Gods. They made up there minds that
there is no way they will bow down to gods made
by the hands of men. "We serve one true God,
this one True God is whom
we serve. speaking Zulu" But we are not going to bow.
Nebu was serious, made the fire seven times
He missed it, he missed it, he missed it
He did not know the number seven stands for completion
The men of God were walking in the fire
Nebu said wait a minute "Didn't we put three men for I see
a fourth man walking in there midst".
Listen I don't know what fire you are Going through
It does not matter what kind of fire you are feeling
The fire is not meant to burn you its meant to bless you
That kind of fire is not meant to kill you,
it is meant to keep you in God.
Bridge
Some call him Jehovah Jireh, The one that provides
Some call him Jehovah Nissi, The one our banner
Some call him Jehovah Tsidukenu, The Lord our righteousness
When you go through confusion and fire,
He is Jehovah Shalom God our peace
When you are sick in your body, He is Jehovah Raphah that heals."
Chorus
I will serve no foreign God
No any other treasure
For you are my hearts desire
The spirit without measure
Unto your name I will bring my sacrifice
Credits & Song Information
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
“I Lay My Life (I Will Serve No Foreign God)” by Hlengiwe Mhlaba is a worship song framed around a pledge: “I will serve no foreign god, no any other treasure, for you are my hearts desire.” The chorus ends by bringing a sacrifice to God’s name. It echoes the first commandment in Exodus 20:3.
The middle of the recording is a spoken retelling of Daniel 3, in which Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego refuse to bow to the king’s image. The speaker notes the furnace heated seven times, the men walking in the fire, and the king seeing a fourth figure with them, then tells listeners that the fire they face is not meant to destroy them but to keep them in God.
The bridge names God as Jehovah Jireh, Nissi, Tsidkenu, Shalom, and Raphah, the provider, banner, righteousness, peace, and healer. The recording joins a vow of exclusive devotion with testimony of faithfulness under pressure.
Related Scripture
- Exodus 20:3 “Thou shalt have no other gods before me”
- Daniel 3:16-18 The three Hebrews refuse to bow to the king’s image
- Daniel 3:25 A fourth figure walking in the fire