Text: | Jesus, Priceless Treasure |
Author: | Johann Franck, 1618-1677 |
Translator: | Catherine Winkworth, 1829-1878 |
Tune: | JESU, MEINE FREUDE |
Composer: | Johann Crüger, 1598-1662 |
Composer (descant): | William Lester, b. 1889 |
1 Jesus, priceless Treasure,
Fount of purest pleasure,
Truest Friend to me!
Long my heart hath panted,
Till it well-nigh fainted,
Thirsting after Thee!
Thine I am, O spotless Lamb!
I will suffer naught to hide Thee,
Naught I ask beside Thee.
2 In thine arms I rest me,
Foes who would molest me
Cannot reach me here;
Though the earth be shaking,
Every heart be quaking,
Jesus calms my fear;
Sin and hell, in conflict fell,
With their heaviest storms assail me,
Jesus will not fail me.
3 Wealth, I will not heed thee,
Wherefore should I need thee?
Jesus is my joy!
Honors, ye may glisten
But I shall not listen,
Ye the soul destroy!
Want or loss or shame or cross
Ne'er to leave my Lord shall move me,
Since He deigns to love me.
4 Hence, all fear and sadness!
For the Lord of gladness,
Jesus, enters in;
Those who love the Father,
Though the storms may gather,
Still have peace within.
Yea, whate'er I here must bear,
Thou art still my purest pleasure,
Jesus, priceless Treasure!
Amen.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Jesus, priceless Treasure |
Title: | Jesus, Priceless Treasure |
Author: | Johann Franck, 1618-1677 |
Translator: | Catherine Winkworth, 1829-1878 |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 2006 |
Topic: | Adoration; Chorales; Worship |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | JESU, MEINE FREUDE |
Composer: | Johann Crüger, 1598-1662 |
Composer (descant): | William Lester, b. 1889 |
Key: | c minor |
Copyright: | Descant arr. © 1935 Hope Publishing Co. |