What Is the World to Me?
Words and music by Georg Michael Pfefferkorn · tr. August Crull · 1667
Key of D · 100 BPM · 4/4 · Funeral,Faith,Hope · Mt 6:25-34
Verse 1
What is the world to me With all its vaunted pleasure
When Thou, and Thou alone, Lord Jesus, art my Treasure!
Thou only, dearest Lord, My soul's Delight shalt be;
Thou art my Peace, my Rest, What is the world to me!
Verse 2
The world is like a cloud And like a vapor fleeting,
A shadow that declines, Swift to its end retreating.
My Jesus doth abide, Though all things fade and flee;
My everlasting Rock, What is the world to me!
Verse 3
The world seeks to be praised And honored by the mighty,
Yet never once reflects That they are frail and flighty.
But what I truly prize Above all things is He,
My Jesus, He alone, What is the world to me!
Verse 4
The world seeks after wealth And all that mammon offers,
Yet never is content Though gold should fill its coffers.
I have a higher good, Content with it I'll be:
My Jesus is my Wealth, What is the world to me!
Verse 5
The world is sorely grieved Whenever it is slighted
Or when its hollow fame And honor have been blighted.
Christ, Thy reproach I bear Long as it pleaseth Thee;
I'm honored by my Lord, What is the world to me!
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