The Cyber Hymnal ‎#9420

9420. The Riches Of Heaven

1 Not all the treasures of the earth,
Can vie for beauty or for worth,
With those who in God’s Word abound,
For there the richest gems are found.

2 No costly vesture do I crave,
No princely jewels would I have,
But robed with Thy humility,
O Savior, I would ever be.

3 The crowns of earth, oh, do not bring,
Tho’ won by proudest prince or king,
For, in a land more bright and fair,
There is the crown I long to wear.

4 Tho’ but a wanderer I roam,
Not here I seek my rest or home,
For I’ve a portion with the blest,
And only there shall be my rest.

Text Information

• First Line: Not all the treasures of the earth
• Title: The Riches Of Heaven
• Author: Adel MacDonald
• Meter: 88.88.8
• Language: English
• Source: Heart Songs, by Frederick A. Fillmore (Cincinnati: Fillmore Brothers, 1893)
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Repeat last line of each verse

Tune Information

• Name: GAMBIA
• Composer: Frederick Augustus Fillmore
• Meter: 88.88.8
• Key: G Major
• Copyright: Public Domain