The Worshipbook ‎#442

442. Jesus, Priceless Treasure

1 Jesus, priceless treasure,
Source 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,
Ask for naught beside thee.

2 In thine arm I rest me;
Foes who would molest me
Cannot reach me here.
Though the earth be shaking,
Every heart be quaking,
God dispels our fear;
Sin and hell in conflict fell
With their heaviest storms assail us:
Jesus will not fail us.

3 Hence, all thoughts of 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 we here must bear,
Still in thee lies purest pleasure,
Jesus, priceless treasure!

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Jesus, priceless treasure
• Title: Jesus, Priceless Treasure
• Translator: Catherine Winkworth (1863, alt.)
• Author: Johann Franck (1653)
• Meter: P.M.
• Publication Date: 1972
• Scripture:
  Matthew 13:45-46
• Topic: Service for the Lord's Day: Opening of Worship; Service for the Lord's Day: After Creed; Sacraments: Lord's Supper; Acts of the Church: Witness to the Resurrection—Funeral

Tune Information

• Name: JESU, MEINE FREUDE
• Harmonizer: J. S. Bach (1723)
• Meter: P.M.
• Key: c minor
• Source: Cruger's Praxis Pietatis Melica, 1653