Jesus, Priceless Treasure

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.

In Thine arms I rest me,Foes who would molest meCannot reach me here;Though the earth be shaking,Every heart be quaking,Jesus calms my fear;Sin and hell, In conflict fell,With their heaviest storms assail me.Jesus will not fail me.

Satan, I defy thee;Death, I need not fly thee;Fear, I bid thee cease!Rage, O world; thy noisesCannot drown our voicesSinging still of peace,For God’s power Guards every hour;Earth and all its depths adore Him,Silent bow before Him.

Wealth, I will not heed thee,Wherefore should I need thee?Jesus is my Joy.Honors, ye may glisten,But I will not listen,Ye the soul destroy.Want or loss Or shame or crossNe’er to leave my Lord shall move meSince He deigns to love me.

Farewell, thou who choosestEarth and heaven refusest;Thou wilt tempt in vain.Farewell, sins, nor blind me,Get ye far behind me,Come not forth again.Past your hour, O pomp and power;Godless life, thy bonds I sever,Farewell now forever!

Hence, all fears and 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 I here must bear,Still in Thee lies purest pleasure,Jesus, priceless Treasure!