| Jesu, 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 nought to hide Thee, Ask for nought beside Thee. | | In Thine arm I rest me, Foes who would molest me Cannot 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 noises Cannot drown our voices Singing still of peace; For God's power guards every hour, Earth and all the depths adore Him, Silent bow before Him. | | 229 Wealth, I will not heed thee, Wherefore should I need thee, Jesus is my joy! Honours, ye may glisten, But I will not listen, Ye the soul destroy! Want or loss or shame or cross Ne'er to leave my Lord shall move me, Since He deigns to love me. | | Farewell, thou who choosest Earth, 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 for ever! | | Hence all thoughts of 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, Jesu, priceless treasure! | |