How vain a toy is glittering wealth

The phrase "How vain a toy is glittering wealth" resonates through 2 hymns, touching hearts across generations.

“How vain a toy is glittering wealth”· 2 hymns found
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But they are not my God.
But they are not my God.

How vain a toy is glittering wealth

If once compared to Thee!
If once compared to Thee!

My God, my Portion

lyricist: Isaac Watts
Hymn 1

...But they are not my God.

How vain a toy is glittering wealth,

If once compared to Thee!...

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But they are not my God.

How vain a toy is glittering wealth,

If once compared to Thee!

My God, my Portion

My God, my Portion, and my Love

lyricist: Isaac Watts
Composer: Thomas Hastings
Hymn 2

...But they are not my God.

How vain a toy is glittering wealth,

If once compared to Thee!...

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But they are not my God.

How vain a toy is glittering wealth,

If once compared to Thee!

My God, my Portion, and my Love

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