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Christ in Song 52

Pure Gold

Words: Fanny J. CrosbyMusic: Robert Lowry

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1Why labor for treasures that rust and de-cay, That perish a mo-ment then vanish a-way? Each promise sweet! is in the Book he has giv'n, Do not the soul in its path-way to heav'n, The gift of the Spir-it will fall as the dew, O love let the Saviour thy heart re-new.

RefrainSalva-tion's a treasure of val-ue un-told! Be wise to ob-tain it, for this is Pure Gold. Gold's worth-less dress we will not be-hold when All-wise are trea-sures of val-ue un-told! Mark haste to se-cure them for they are Pure Gold!

2Go forth on thy Je-sus, with earnest de-sire, And buy of him 'gold that is tried in the fire;' At an-swer to pray'r when the heart is op-press'd— The gems of a crown, and a trea-sure of rest!

Scripture
Rev 3:18

Copyright by permission of Robert Lowry

The verse

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Verse 1

Why labor for treasures that rust and de-cay, That perish a mo-ment then vanish a-way? Each promise sweet! is in the Book he has giv'n, Do not the soul in its path-way to heav'n, The gift of the Spir-it will fall as the dew, O love let the Saviour thy heart re-new.//˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘//˘˘///˘/˘˘˘/˘˘?˘˘˘/˘˘//˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘//˘/˘˘//˘/65A

Verse 2

Go forth on thy Je-sus, with earnest de-sire, And buy of him 'gold that is tried in the fire;' At an-swer to pray'r when the heart is op-press'd— The gems of a crown, and a trea-sure of rest!//˘//˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘?/˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/46A

Refrain

Salva-tion's a treasure of val-ue un-told! Be wise to ob-tain it, for this is Pure Gold. Gold's worth-less dress we will not be-hold when All-wise are trea-sures of val-ue un-told! Mark haste to se-cure them for they are Pure Gold!˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘˘˘////˘/˘˘˘˘//??˘/˘˘/˘˘///˘˘/˘˘˘˘//53A

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.