Scripture Verse

What good is it for a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul? Mark 8:36

Introduction

Words & Mu­sic: Har­ri­et S. Cur­nick, in Ep­worth Prais­es (Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois: Ep­worth League, 1909), num­ber 94 (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Cur­nick (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

Take the world with all its wealth,
Take my life with all its health;
Take my heart with all its love,
But give me Je­sus.

Refrain

Give me Je­sus, bless­èd Je­sus,
He is all the world to me;
Give me Je­sus, on­ly Je­sus,
He is all in all to me.

Take my gold with all its pow­er,
Take my days—yes, ev­ery hour;
Take my eyes with all their tears,
But give me Je­sus.

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Take my hand with all its might,
Take my pride with all its blight;
Take my tongue with ev­ery word,
But give me Je­sus.

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Take my time with all its sin,
Take my soul, make pure with­in;
Take my joys and all I have,
But give me Je­sus.

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