The Wealth of All Heaven Is Mine

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I own not the riches of silver or gold

Author: A. H. Ackley
Tune: [I own not the riches of silver or gold]
Published in 5 hymnals

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1 I own not the riches of silver or gold,
Nor the glittering jewels of time;
But I am content with the Treasures of Old,
For the wealth of all heaven is mine.

Refrain:
Mine, mine, waiting before me!
Mine, mine, wonderful story!
Mine, mine, His be the glory,
The wealth of all heaven is mine.

2 No pleasures of Egypt shall draw me away
From the joys that are truly divine;
And so in the land of the promise I’ll stay,
For the wealth of all heaven is mine. [Refrain]

3 I know that some day when the summons shall come,
No tomb shall my spirit confine;
A legion of angels will carry me home,
For the wealth of all heaven is mine. [Refrain]

4 His Spirit is guiding my pilgrimage here,
His love-beams from heaven shall shine
Thro’ all of life’s shadows till He shall appear,
For the wealth of all heaven is mine. [Refrain]

Source: Favorites Number 2: A Collection of Gospel Songs #74

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Author: A. H. Ackley

Alfred Henry Ackley was born 21 January 1887 in Spring Hill, Pennsylvania. He was the youngest son of Stanley Frank Ackley and the younger brother of B. D. Ackley. His father taught him music and he also studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London. He graduated from Westminster Theological Seminary in Maryland and was ordained as a Presbyterian minister in 1914. He served churches in Pennsylvania and California. He also worked with the Billy Sunday and Homer Rodeheaver evangelist team and for Homer Rodeheaver's publishing company. He wrote around 1500 hymns. He died 3 July 1960 in Los Angeles. Dianne Shapiro (from ackleygenealogy.com by Ed Ackley and Allen C. Ackley) Go to person page >

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First Line:	I own not the riches of silver or gold
Title:	The Wealth of All Heaven Is Mine
Author:	A. H. Ackley
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Mine, mine, waiting before me
Publication Date:	1928
Copyright:	Public Domain