Vain, Delusive World, Adieu

Vain

de­lus­ive world

adieu

With all of crea­ture good;

Only Je­sus I pur­sue

Who bought me with His blood;

All thy plea­sures I fore­go;

I tram­ple on thy wealth and pride;

Only Je­sus will I know

And Je­sus cr­uci­fied.

Other know­ledge I dis­dain

’Tis all but van­ity;

Christ

the Lamb of God

was slain

He tast­ed death for me:

Me to save from end­less woe

The sin aton­ing Vic­tim died;

Only Je­sus will I know

And Je­sus cru­ci­fied.

Here will I set up my rest;

My fluc­tu­at­ing heart

From the hav­en of His breast

Shall nev­er­more de­part;

Whither should a sin­ner go?

His wounds for me stand op­en wide;

Only Je­sus will I know

And Je­sus cru­ci­fied.

Him to know is life and peace

And plea­sure with­out end;

This is all my hap­pi­ness

On Je­sus to de­pend;

Daily in His grace to grow

And ev­er in His faith abide;

Only Je­sus will I know

And Je­sus cru­ci­fied.

O that I could all in­vite

This sav­ing truth to prove;

Show the length

the breadth

the height

And depth of Je­sus’ love!

Fain I would to sin­ners show

The blood by faith alone ap­plied;

Only Je­sus will I know

And Je­sus cru­ci­fied.