Take the World, but Give Me Jesus
written by Fanny J. CrosbyTake the world, but give me Jesus,
All its joys are but a name;
But His love abideth ever,
Through eternal years the same.Oh, the height and depth of mercy!
Oh, the length and breadth of love!
Oh, the fullness of redemption,
Pledge of endless life above!Take the world, but give me Jesus,
Sweetest comfort of my soul;
With my Savior watching o’er me,
I can sing though billows roll.Oh, the height and depth of mercy!
Oh, the length and breadth of love!
Oh, the fullness of redemption,
Pledge of endless life above!Take the world, but give me Jesus,
Let me view His constant smile;
Then throughout my pilgrim journey
Light will cheer me all the while.Oh, the height and depth of mercy!
Oh, the length and breadth of love!
Oh, the fullness of redemption,
Pledge of endless life above!Take the world, but give me Jesus.
In His cross my trust shall be,
Till, with clearer, brighter vision,
Face to face my Lord I see.Oh, the height and depth of mercy!
Oh, the length and breadth of love!
Oh, the fullness of redemption,
Pledge of endless life above!
It’s the 2nd verse that moves me today…
“Take the world, but give me Jesus, Sweetest comfort of my soul;” He is that, the sweetest comfort to my soul. There is none sweeter. There is nothing else in this world that can comfort my soul like Him.
My hope and prayer is that I can pass that on, that I can teach that to my children, teach in that way that only “by example” will do…
“With my Savior watching o’er me, I can sing though billows roll.” Again, so true, and so comforting these past many weeks, weeks that are slipping into months. The billows of life just keep rolling, and rolling, and rolling. If it’s not a sick child, it’s a very expensive vehicle repair, a strained relationship, a late payment, an empty fridge, another broken appliance, a burnt crust, spilled coffee, job being out-sourced, an insurance claim denied, another migraine headache…
Life. Is. Hard.
It just is.
These billows, these problems, these stresses we all have, will always roll, and yet-
I can sing, you can sing, we can sing…
Because of Jesus.
What are you singing today?
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Ali,
Praying for you and your family this week. Trusting God to be your provider of all that your family needs.
These words have been in my thoughts this week as well, “You can have all this world, give me Jesus”. Life’s billows do and will keep rolling, but IF and WHEN we call on the name of Jesus, though those billows come, we CAN have hope and peace, in HIM.
(((hugs)))
~traci
xoxo
He is holding you. He is all we have in this life, when it comes down to it. Life is very, very hard. But Jesus is bigger, stronger, faster, tougher, and higher than any of it. He has you, and He is not letting go!!!
praying hard.
beautiful post… thanks for putting up those words for us!
Hi Ali,
This is Wawatoosie from Raising Goldy Tomatoes. I rediscovered my old blog and in looking through my old comments, found your blog when you’d commented.
I’m sorry to hear about your son.
Heavenly Father, I lift up this precious family to you right now. Please give them strength and peace in the middle of this storm.