What profit all the labor here

What profit all the labor here?

There’s nothing new for you and me!

Remember not the former things

They’re all vanity!

Vanity! Vanity!

Vanity! Vanity!

’Tis chasing the wind

It’s all vanity!

Man’s life is full of grief and pain:

Much wisdom bringeth misery!

Increasing knowledge addeth woe!

It’s all vanity!

What good our pleasure and our wealth?

Though joys we have and family

We’ll have our worries just the same!

It’s all vanity!

Days of toil to gain and restless nights:

Though gained without calamity

When death comes

it is gone for aye!

It’s all vanity!

Remember God in days of youth!

Fear Him

and such will be your gain!

With Him you will be satisfied

For He is not vain!

Christ without

all is vain!

Christ within

all is gain!

All things are vain

Christ only is gain!