The Christian’s Inheritance

Let the world have its dia­monds

Its sil­ver and gold

I am rich­er by far

With the ti­tle I hold;

I am heir to a king­dom

A crown and a throne

That shall stand when earth’s king­doms

Are all ov­er­thrown.

Hallelujah! my soul

Mounts up­ward and sings;

Hallelujah to Je­sus

The King of all kings!

Hallelujah! the king­dom

To come draw­eth nigh;

What a crown­ing ’twill be

In the sweet by & by

What a crown­ing ’twill be

In the sweet by & by!

Let the world have its pot­tage

My birth­right I’ll keep

For its plea­sures or toys

I’ll not gro­vel or creep;

I’m a child of a king

I’ll not bar­ter a crown

For the tri­fles of earth

For its wealth or re­nown.

Let the world have its hon­ors

Ambitions and fame

In the Lamb’s Book of Life

Has been writ­ten my name;

When the world is on fire

Still my name shall en­dure

And my king­dom and pal­ace

Will then be se­cure.

I am near­ing the ci­ty

Its spires I can see

And its pear­ly gates soon

Will be op­ened for me;

With the shout of a vic­tor

I soon shall be crowned

While the arch­es of Heav’n

With ho­san­nas re­sound.