Let Worldly Minds the World Pursue

Let world­ly minds the world pur­sue

It has no charms for me;

Once I ad­mired its tri­fles too

But grace has set me free.

Its plea­sures now no long­er please

No more con­tent af­ford;

Far from my heart be joys like these;

Now I have seen the Lord.

As by the light of op­en­ing day

The stars are all con­cealed;

So earth­ly plea­sures fade away

When Je­sus is re­vealed.

Creatures no more di­vide my choice

I bid them all de­part;

His name

and love

and gra­cious voice

Have fixed my rov­ing heart.

Now

Lord

I would be Thine alone

And whol­ly live to Thee;

But may I hope that Thou wilt own

A worth­less worm

like me?

Yes! though of sin­ners I’m the worst

I can­not doubt Thy will;

For if Thou hadst not loved me first

I had re­fused Thee still.