Worship and Service Hymnal ‎#110

110. Jesus, Priceless Treasure

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

• First Line: Jesus, priceless Treasure
• Title: Jesus, Priceless Treasure
• Author: Johann Franck, 1618-1677
• Translator: Catherine Winkworth, 1829-1878
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1957
• Topic: Adoration; Chorales; Worship

Tune Information

• 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.