Tell me not of earth­ly plea­sures,
That may leave me in a day,
Like a sha­dow they are fleet­ing,
Like a dream they pass away.

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Tell of Him who came to save me,
Him who suf­fered, bled, and died;
With the love of Je­sus on­ly,
Can my soul be sa­tis­fied.

Tell me not of earth­ly gran­deur,
What to me its gild­ed show?
Dearer far the price­less trea­sure
Jesus pur­chased long ago.

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Tell me not of earth­ly glo­ry,
In the cross my boast shall be,
Where the Son of God ex­tend­ed,
Thro’ the eye of faith I see.

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Tell me more of life eter­nal,
Of my Sav­ior tell me more;
Oh, the sim­ple, touch­ing sto­ry,
Let me hear it o’er and o’er.

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