The Cyber Hymnal ‎#7664

7664. What Shall It Profit?

1. Not all earth’s gold and silver
Can make a sinner whole;
What shall it profit thee, O man,
If thou should’st lose thy soul?

Refrain
What shall it profit a man,
What shall it profit a man,
If He gain the whole world,
And lose his own soul?

2. The heaping up of riches
To many seems life’s goal;
But in the eager rush for wealth,
Forgotten is the soul. [Refrain]

3. This solemn question answer:
Is worldly gain thy goal?
Can fleeting riches be compared
To an immortal soul? [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Not all earth's gold and silver
• Title: What Shall It Profit?
• Author: Johnson Oatman, Jr. (1916)
• Refrain First Line: What shall it profit a man
• Language: English
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [Not all earth's gold and silver]
• Composer: John Bunyan Herbert
• Incipit: 53721 51337 17662
• Key: B♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain