WHOM HAVE I, LORD, IN HEAVEN BUT THEE?
1. Whom have I,
Lord, in heav'n but Thee?
None but Thee! None
but Thee!
And this my song
thro' life shall be:
Christ for me!
Christ for me!
He hath for me the
serpent trod,
He hath redeemed me
"by His blood,"
And reconciled my
soul to God:
Christ for me!
Christ for me!
2. I envy not the
rich their joys:
Christ for me!
Christ for me!
I covet not earth's
glitt'ring toys:
Christ for me!
Christ for me!
Earth can no
lasting bliss bestow,
"Fading"
is stamped on all below;
Mine is a joy no
end can know.
Christ for me!
Christ for me!
3. Though with the
poor be cast my lot:
Christ for me!
Christ for me!
"He knoweth
best," I murmur not:
Christ for me!
Christ for me!
Though
"vine" and "fig-tree" blight assail,
The "labor of
the olive fail,"
And death o'er
flock and herd prevail:
Christ for me!
Christ for me!
4. Though I am now
on hostile ground,
Christ for me!
Christ for me!
And sin beset me
all around,
Christ for me!
Christ for me!
Let earth her
fiercest battles wage,
And foes against my
soul engage,
Strong in His
strength I scorn their rage:
Christ for me!
Christ for me!
5. And when my life
draws to its close,
Christ for me!
Christ for me!
Safe in His arms I shall
repose.
Christ for me!
Christ for me!
When sharpest pains
my frame pervade,
And all the powers
of nature fade,
Still will I sing
through death's cold shade:
Christ for me!
Christ for me!
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