Gathering Jewels

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We are gathering jewels for the crown of our Lord

Author: Mrs. C. H. Morris
Tune: [We are gathering jewels for the crown of our Lord]
Published in 4 hymnals

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1 We are gathering jewels for the crown of our Lord,
And no other employment such delights could afford;
At our feet they are lying in the dust and the grime,
If thro’ grace we may find them in his crown they shall shine.

Refrain:
O then let us be busy in his work every day,
Let not one precious moment unimproved pass away;
For the Master is certain all our toil to repay,
Gath’ring gems for the crown of our Lord.

2 We are gathering jewels of great value untold,
Far more precious than rubies, more than silver or gold;
They are blood-bought and priceless, and how fearful the cost,
If for want of our service these bright jewels be lost. [Refrain]

3 For I love him so dearly, this Redeemer of mine,
All my fondest affections now around him entwine,
And my heart will o’erflow if at the last I may see
In his crown some bright jewels which are gathered by me. [Refrain]

Source: The Old Story in Song Number Two #58

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Author: Mrs. C. H. Morris

Lelia (Mrs. C.H.) Morris (1862-1929) was born in Pennsville, Morgan County, Ohio. When her family moved to Malta on the Muskingum River she and her sister and mother had a millinery shop in McConnelsville. She and her husband Charles H. Morris were active in the Methodist Episcopal Church and at the camp meetings in Sebring and Mt. Vernon. She wrote hymns as she did her housework. Although she became blind at age 52 she continued to write hymns on a 28-foot long blackboard that her family had built for her. She is said to have written 1000 texts and many tunes including "Sweeter as the years go by." Mary Louise VanDyke Go to person page >

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First Line:	We are gathering jewels for the crown of our Lord
Title:	Gathering Jewels
Author:	Mrs. C. H. Morris
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	O then let us be busy in His work every day
Copyright:	Public Domain