Scripture Verse

The unsearchable riches of Christ. Ephesians 3:8

Introduction

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Fanny Crosby (1820–1915)

Words: Fan­ny Cros­by, in The Ark of Praise, ed­it­ed by John Swe­ney (Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: John J. Hood, 1882), page 33.

Music: John R. Swe­ney (🔊 pdf nwc).

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John Sweney (1837–1899)

Lyrics

Oh, the un­search­able riches of Christ,
Wealth that can ne­ver be told!
Riches ex­haust­less of mer­cy and grace,
Precious, more pre­cious than gold!

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Precious, more pre­cious,
Wealth that can ne­ver be told!
Oh, the un­search­able rich­es of Christ!
Precious, more pre­cious than gold.

Oh, the un­search­able rich­es of Christ!
Who shall their great­ness de­clare?
Jewels whose lus­ter our lives may adorn,
Pearls that the poor­est may wear!

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Oh, the un­search­able rich­es of Christ!
Freely, how free­ly they flow,
Making the souls of the faith­ful and true
Happy wher­ev­er they go!

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Oh, the un­search­able rich­es of Christ!
Who would not glad­ly en­dure
Trials, af­flict­ions, and cross­es on earth,
Riches like these to se­cure!

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