O Christ, Thou art my treasure

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O Christ, Thou art my treasure

Author: J. B. Atchinson
Tune: [O Christ, thou art my treasure!]
Published in 1 hymnal

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1 O Christ, thou art my treasure!
To work with thee is pleasure
'Tis joy beyond all measure
To win lost souls to thee.

Chorus:
By and by we will rest with thee in heaven,
When from our earth-toil riven
And to thee will eternal praise be given,
O Jesus, King of Kings!

2 O may I ne'er grow weary
Tho' rough the way and dreary,
The end I know is cheery
'Tis joy forevermore. [Chorus]

3 Tho' tempest-tossed and driven,
We soon shall reach the haven,
And there is rest in heaven
Sweet rest forevermore. [Chorus]

Source: Joy to the World: or, sacred songs for gospel meetings #124

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Author: J. B. Atchinson

Atchinson, Jonathan Bush, born at Wilson, New York, Feb. 17, 1840, and "licensed as a Methodist Preacher," Sept. 6, 1874. Of his hymns the following are the best known:— 1. Behold the stone is rolled away. [Easter.] This was Mr. Atchinson's first hymn. It appeared in the Sunday School Times, Dec. 1874. It is not in use in Great Britain. 2. Fully persuaded, Lord, I believe. [Faith.] Written in 1874 or 1875, and first published in Gospel Hymns, No. 1. It is given in I. D. Sankey's Sacred Songs & Solos, No. 149, with music by W. F. Sherwin. 3. I have read of a beautiful city. [Heaven.] Written about the same time as the former, and published in Gospel Hymns. It is given in I. D. Sankey's Sacred Songs & Solos, No. 4… Go to person page >

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