Give Me Jesus

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Take the world, but give me Jesus, All its joys are but a name

Author: Fanny Crosby
Tune: [Take the world, but give me Jesus] (Sweney)
Published in 129 hymnals

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	God's Mercy (Inspirational Solos for Med…

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	GIVE ME JESUS

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1 Take the world, but give me Jesus,
all its joys are but a name;
but his love abides forever,
through eternal years the same.

Refrain:
Oh, the height and depth of mercy!
Oh, the length and breadth of love!
Oh, the fullness of redemption,
pledge of endless life above!

2 Take the world, but give me Jesus,
sweetest comfort of my soul;
with the Savior watching o'er me,
I can sing, though thunders roll. [Refrain]

3 Take the world, but give me Jesus;
in his cross my trust shall be
till with clearer, brighter vision
face to face my Lord I see. [Refrain]

Source: Christian Worship: Hymnal #699

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Author: Fanny Crosby

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First Line:	Take the world, but give me Jesus, All its joys are but a name
Title:	Give Me Jesus
Author:	Fanny Crosby
Meter:	8.7.8.7 D
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	O the height and depth of mercy
Publication Date:	1879
Notes:	Spanish translation: See "Dejo el mundo y sigo a Cristo" by Vicente Mendoza
Copyright:	Public Domain