Hymn
Jesus, Priceless Treasure
Jesus, priceless Treasure,
Fount of truest pleasure,
Dearest Friend to me!
Ah, how long in anguish
Shall my spirit languish,
Thirsting, Lord, for Thee?
Thou art mine, O Lamb divine!
I will suffer naught to hide Thee,
Naught I ask beside Thee.
In Thine arms I rest me,
Foes who would molest me
Cannot reach me here;
Tho' the earth be quaking
And the heavens shaking,
Jesus calms my fear.
Lightnings flash and thunders crash,
Sin and hell in wrath assail me,
Yet He will not fail me.
Hence, ye earthly treasures!
I disown your pleasures,
Jesus is my choice.
Hence, thou empty glory!
Naught to me thy story,
Told with tempting voice.
Peril, loss, disdain and cross
Shall not from my Savior wrest me,
Who hath owned and blest me.
Hence, ye moods of sadness!
For the sun of gladness
Deigns to shine in me.
They who love the Father,
Tho' the clouds may gather,
Filled with peace shall be.
Though of care I have my share,
Thou art still my joy and pleasure,
Jesus, priceless Treasure!
Jesus, Priceless Treasure — Text from American Lutheran Hymnal, 1930. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/jesus-priceless-treasure
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Jesus, Priceless Treasure?
The words of Jesus, Priceless Treasure are credited to Johann Franck and Catherine Winkworth; the version here was published in 1930. The library also holds Deck Thyself, My Soul, With Gladness, another hymn by Johann Franck.
Is Jesus, Priceless Treasure public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from American Lutheran Hymnal, published in 1930. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the metre of Jesus, Priceless Treasure?
Jesus, Priceless Treasure is in 6.6.5.6.6.5.7.8.6.