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Believers Hymn Book · No. 259 · Words: Fanny Crosby · Tune: Nain
Take the world, but give me Jesus
Create PowerPoint slides from this hymn →A hymn by Fanny J. Crosby (1879) expressing the believer's choice to value Christ above all worldly pleasures and possessions. The recurring refrain contrasts the transient joys of the world with the eternal, unchanging love of Jesus.
Verse 1
Take the world, but give me Jesus,
All its joys are but a name;
But His love abideth ever,
Through eternal years the same.
Chorus
O the height and depth of mercy!
O the length and breadth of love!
O the fullness of redemption,
Pledge of endless life above.
Verse 2
Take the world, but give me Jesus,
Sweetest comfort of my soul;
With my Saviour watching o,er me
I can sing, though billows roll.
Chorus
O the height and depth of mercy!
O the length and breadth of love!
O the fullness of redemption,
Pledge of endless life above.
Verse 3
Take the world, but give me Jesus,
Let me see His constant smile;
Then throughout my pilgrim journey
Light will cheer me all the while.
Chorus
O the height and depth of mercy!
O the length and breadth of love!
O the fullness of redemption,
Pledge of endless life above.
Verse 4
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.
Chorus
O the height and depth of mercy!
O the length and breadth of love!
O the fullness of redemption,
Pledge of endless life above.
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