Glory Songs ‎#50

50. Something More Than Gold

1 A little man of whom we read
Who lived in days of old,
Tho' he was rich yet felt his need
Of something more than gold.

Refrain:
O yes, O yes, there’s something more,
There's something more than gold,
To have your sins all under the blood
Is something more than gold,
O yes, O yes, there’s something more,
There's something more than gold,
For Christ to give His Spirit and heal
Is something more than gold.

2 It was upon a certain day,
This little man was told
That Jesus Christ would pass that way
With something more than gold. [Refrain]

3 So Zaccheus was not tall, you see,
And he could scarce behold,
So he climbed up a sycamore tree
For something more than gold. [Refrain]

4 When Jesus saw him in the tree,
He cried with accents bold,
"Come down, come down, I've brought for thee
That which is more than gold. [Refrain]

5 So Zaccheus came down and soon found
The half had not been told
Of life, of health and peace within,
That's better far than gold. [Refrain]

6 As John and Peter went to pray,
A cripple did behold,
Who asked for alms, he did not know
There's something more than gold. [Refrain]

7 So Peter said, look up this way,
"No wealth have we, behold,
"But what we have we give today,
'Tis better far than gold." [Refrain]

8 They touched him then and bade him walk,
In Jesus' name, we're told,
Fire fell from heav'n, he leaped for joy,
'Twas better far than gold. [Refrain]

9 And so today there's power still,
The half has not been told,
Of Christ who saves and Christ who heals
With pow'r that's more than gold. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: A little man of whom we read
• Title: Something More Than Gold
• Arranger: R. E. W.
• Author: Sister Helen
• Refrain First Line: O yes, O yes, there's something more
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1916
• Copyright: Owned by R. E. Winsett
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: [A little man of whom we read]
• Composer: R. E. Winsett
• Notes: Now Public Domain.