The Cyber Hymnal ‎#11711

11711. 'Tis Jesus!

1 In land or store I may be poor;
My place unknown, my name obscure;
Of this I have the witness sure;
O bless the Lord, I’ve Jesus!

Refrain:
What tho’ the world its gifts deny,
I’ve riches more than gold can buy—
The key to treasures in the sky!
O bless the Lord, I’ve Jesus!

2 On life’s rough sea how frail my bark!
But in the storm and densest dark
I have a safe and trusted Ark;
O bless the Lord, ’tis Jesus! [Refrain]

3 When shadows deep around me fall,
And gloom and fear my soul enthrall,
There is an arm beneath them all;
O bless the Lord, ’tis Jesus! [Refrain]

4 Soon will this fleeting life be o’er:
O then, upon the other shore
I’ll be with Him forevermore,
Forevermore with Jesus. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: In land or store I may be poor
• Title: 'Tis Jesus!
• Author: Salathial C. Kirk
• Refrain First Line: What tho’ the world its gifts deny
• Meter: 88.87 D
• Language: English
• Source: Songs of Love Divine by C. Austin Miles, C. Harold Lowden and Alfred Judson (Philadelphia: Hall-Mack, 1906)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: LA RIOJA
• Composer: Joseph Lincoln Hall (1906)
• Meter: 88.87 D
• Key: A♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Some hymnals show the composer as Alfred Judson, one of Hall's pseudonyms