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The Pearl of great price.
Ye glittering toys of earth adieu,
A nobler choice be mine;
A real prize attracts my view,
A treasure all divine.
A nobler choice be mine;
A real prize attracts my view,
A treasure all divine.
Be gone, unworthy of my cares,
Ye specious baits of sense;
Inestimable worth appears,
The pearl of price immense.
Ye specious baits of sense;
Inestimable worth appears,
The pearl of price immense.
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Jesus, to multitudes unknown,
O name divinely sweet!
Jesus, in thee, in thee alone,
Wealth, honor, pleasure meet.
O name divinely sweet!
Jesus, in thee, in thee alone,
Wealth, honor, pleasure meet.
Should both the Indies at my call,
Their boasted stores resign,
With joy I would renounce them all,
For leave to call thee mine.
Their boasted stores resign,
With joy I would renounce them all,
For leave to call thee mine.
Should earth's vain treasures all depart,
Of this dear gift possess'd;
I'd clasp it to my joyful heart,
And be for ever bless'd.
Of this dear gift possess'd;
I'd clasp it to my joyful heart,
And be for ever bless'd.
Dear sovereign of my soul's desires,
Thy love is bliss divine;
Accept the wish that love inspires,
And bid me call thee mine.
Thy love is bliss divine;
Accept the wish that love inspires,
And bid me call thee mine.
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