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PEACE AND JOY IN JESUS CHRIST, by                    
First Line: Jesus, my chief pleasure
Last Line: In all tribulation.
Subject(s): Jesus Christ


Jesus, my chief pleasure,
Jesus, my heart's treasure,
Matchless pearl of grace!
Long my heart hath panted,
And hath well-nigh fainted,
To behold Thy face.
Lamb who died, behold Thy bride!
Oh, what tie can e'er be nearer?
Who than Jesus dearer?

When the tempest rages,
In the Rock of Ages
I will safely hide;
Though the earth be shaking,
And all hearts be quaking,
Christ is at my side.
Lightnings flash, and thunders crash;
Yea, though sin and hell assail me,
Jesus will not fail me.

Hence, deluding pleasure!
Jesus is the treasure
To my heart most dear.
Hence, vain pomp and glories!
To your flattering stories
I will lend no ear.
Grief and loss, shame, death, the cross,
Though they may afflict, shall never
Me from Jesus sever.

Hence, ye empty bubbles,
Self-inflicted troubles,
Vanish from my sight!
Sins, which once could bind me,
Get ye all behind me,
Come not to the light.
Pomp and pride, your faces hide!
Hence, ye brood of sin and folly,
I renounce you wholly.

Flee, ye shades of sadness!
Christ, the Prince of gladness,
Comes with me to sup.
He may joy discover,
Who is Christ's true lover,
In the bitterest cup.
Welcome cross, reproach, and loss,
Thou art still my consolation
In all tribulation.





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