Jesu, price­less trea­sure,
Source of pur­est plea­sure,
Truest Friend to me.
Ah, how long I’ve pant­ed
And my heart hath faint­ed,
Thirsting, Lord, for Thee!
Thine I am, O spot­less Lamb,
I will suf­fer naught to hide Thee,
Naught I ask be­side Thee.

In Thine arms 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 bit­ter storms as­sail me,
Jesus will not fail me.

Wealth, I will not heed thee,
For I do not need thee,
Jesus is my choice;
Honors, ye may glist­en,
But I will not list­en
To your tempt­ing voice;
Pain or loss, nor shame nor cross,
E’er to leave my Lord shall move me,
Since He deigns to love me.

Farewell, thou who choos­est
Earth, and Heav’n re­fus­eth,
Thou wilt tempt in vain;
Farewell, sins, nor blind me,
Get ye all be­hind me,
Come not forth again:
Past your hour, O Pride and Power;
Worldly life, thy bonds I se­ver,
Farewell now for ev­er!

Hence, all fears and sad­ness,
For the Lord of glad­ness,
Jesus, ent­ers in;
They 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!