My wife and I sang this song yesterday in our morning service. An excellent text by Johann Franck, and translated by the incomparable Catherine Winkworth.
“Jesus, Priceless Treasure”
Jesus, priceless treasure, fount of purest pleasure,
truest Friend to me:
Ah, how long in anguish shall my spirit languish,
yearning, 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, ev’ry heart be quaking,
Jesus calms my fear.
Lightnings flash and thunders crash;
Yet, though sin and hell assail me,
Jesus will not fail me.Satan, I defy thee; death, I now decry thee;
fear, I bid thee cease.
World, thou shalt not harm me nor thy threats alarm me
while I sing of peace.
God’s great pow’r guards ev’ry hour;
Earth and all its depths adore him,
Silent bow before him.Hence with earthly treasure! Thou art all my pleasure,
Jesus, all my choice.
Hence, thou empty glory! Naught to me thy story
told with tempting voice.
Pain or loss or shame or cross
Shall not from my Savior move me,
Since he deigns to love me.Hence, all fear and sadness! For the Lord of gladness,
Jesus, enters in.
Those who love the Father, though the storms may gather,
Still have peace within.
Yea, whate’er I here must bear,
Thou art my still my purest pleasure,
Jesus, priceless treasure.
Most assuredly Jesus Christ is Our priceless treasure!
I hope that you can also gain some enjoyment from these pictures.
http://www.jesusclick.net/blogs/jesus-liebt-dich
God bless you Josef
By: Josef Sefton on June 5, 2009
at 10:21 pm
May God continue to abundantly bless you Charles and Megan and all of your five precious children.
I’ve got another picture site to tell you about.
It can be viewed at http://www.jesusclick.net/blogs/freude
I’ll soon provide a translation into English of all the images, so that your interest in viewing them can increase!
Until I write again soon, may God continue to pour blessing after blessing on you all.
Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee. Psalm 119:11
By: Josef Sefton on June 22, 2009
at 12:06 am