Scripture Verse

More precious than rubies. Proverbs 3:15

Introduction

Words: John I. Wean, in The New Cen­tu­ry Ca­rols, ed­it­ed by Au­gus­tus My­ers (Day­ton, Ohio: Unit­ed Breth­ren Pub­lish­ing House, 1899), num­ber 1.

Music: La Hab­ra Au­gus­tus F. My­ers, 1899 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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

Lyrics

I’ve found a new mine, its trea­sures di­vine,
The Son re­veals them to me.
I’ll mine it all day, nor mine it away,
Each hour new trea­sures I see.

Refrain

I’ll sing to His praise, and shout­ing I’ll raise
And fill all my soul with song!
My mine is pure gold, its wealth is un­told,
The wealth of His love so strong.

My mine is the best, its wealth is most blest;
My soul is glow­ing with joy.
The mine is se­cure, the trea­sure is sure,
No pow­er my peace can de­stroy.

Refrain

In prais­ing each day, and serv­ing alway,
These won­drous rich­es I find;
He comes with His love and power from above,
And gives the gold I have mined.

Refrain