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God in Heaven Hath a Treasure
Author: P. S.; Emma F. Bevan Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 5 hymnals Hymnal Title: Timeless Truths Lyrics: 1 God in heaven hath a treasure,
Riches none may count or tell;
Hath a deep eternal pleasure,
Christ, the Son, He loveth well.
God hath here on earth a treasure,
None but He its price may know—
Deep, unfathomable pleasure,
Christ revealed in saints below.
2 Christ, the Light that fills the heavens,
Shining forth on earth beneath,
Through His Spirit freely given,
Light of life ’midst shades of death.
Down from heav’n’s unclouded glory
God Himself the treasure brought,
Closing thus His love’s sweet story
With His sweetest, deepest thought.
3 God in tongues of fire descending,
Chosen vessels thus to fill
With the treasure never ending,
Ever spent—unfailing still.
Still unwasted, undiminished,
Though the days of dearth wear on,
Store eternally unfinished,
Fresh, as if but now begun.
4 Earthen vessels, marred, unsightly,
But the treasure as of old,
Fresh from glory, gleaming brightly,
Heav’n’s undimmed, unchanging gold.
God’s own hand the vessel filling
From the glory far above,
Longing hearts forever stilling
With those riches of His love.
5 Thus, through earthen vessels only,
Shining forth in ceaseless grace,
Reaching weary hearts and lonely,
Beams the light in Jesus’ face.
Vessels worthless, broken, bearing
Through the hungry ages on,
Riches giv’n with hand unsparing,
God’s great gift, His precious Son.
6 Thus though worn, and tried, and tempted,
Glorious calling, saint, is thine;
Let the Lord but find thee emptied,
Living branch in Christ the Vine!
Vessels of the world’s despising,
Vessels weak, and poor, and base;
Bearing wealth God’s heart is prizing,
Glory from Christ’s blessed face.
7 Oh, to be but emptier, lowlier,
Mean, unnoticed, and unknown,
And to God a vessel holier,
Filled with Christ, and Christ alone!
Naught of earth to cloud the glory,
Naught of self the light to dim,
Telling forth His wondrous story,
Emptied—to be filled with Him. Scripture: Matthew 13:44 Used With Tune: GLOAMING Text Sources: Timeless Truths (http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/God_in_Heaven_Hath_a_Treasure); The Cyber Hymnal (http://www.hymntime.com/tch/htm/g/i/giheaven.htm)
God in Heaven Hath a Treasure
God in Heaven Hath a Treasure
Author: Frances Bevan Hymnal: Choice Hymns of the Faith #273 (1944) Hymnal Title: Choice Hymns of the Faith Languages: English Tune Title: [God in heaven hath a treasure]
God in Heaven Hath a Treasure
God in Heaven Hath a Treasure
Author: Frances Bevan Hymnal: Songs of Victory #227 (1890) Hymnal Title: Songs of Victory Languages: English Tune Title: [God in heaven hath a treasure]
God in Heaven Hath a Treasure
God in Heaven Hath a Treasure
Author: P. S; Emma F. Bevan, 1827-1909 Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #1771 Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Hymnal Title: The Cyber Hymnal Lyrics: 1. God in heaven hath a treasure,
riches none may count or tell;
Hath a deep eternal pleasure,
Christ, the Son, He loveth well.
God hath here on earth a treasure,
none but He its price may know—
Deep, unfathomable pleasure,
Christ revealed in saints below.
2. Christ, the Light that fills the heavens,
shining forth on earth beneath,
Through His Spirit freely given,
Light of life ’midst shades of death;
Down from heaven’s unclouded glory
God Himself the treasure brought,
Closing thus His love’s sweet story
with His sweetest, deepest thought.
3. God in tongues of fire descending,
chosen vessels thus to fill
With the treasure never ending,
ever spent—unfailing still.
Still unwasted, undiminished,
though the days of dearth wear on,
Store eternally unfinished,
fresh, as if but now begun.
4. Earthen vessels, marred, unsightly,
but the treasure as of old,
Fresh from glory, gleaming brightly,
heaven’s undimmed, unchanging gold.
God’s own hand the vessel filling
from the glory far above,
Longing hearts forever stilling
with those riches of His love.
5. Thus, through earthen vessels only,
shining forth in ceaseless grace,
Reaching weary hearts and lonely,
beams the light in Jesus’ face.
Vessels worthless, broken, bearing t
hrough the hungry ages on,
Riches given with hand unsparing,
God’s great gift, His precious Son.
6. Thus though worn, and tried, and tempted,
glorious calling, saint, is thine;
Let the Lord but find thee emptied,
living branch in Christ the Vine!
Vessels of the world’s despising,
vessels weak, and poor, and base;
Bearing wealth God’s heart is prizing,
glory from Christ’s blessèd face.
7. Oh, to be but emptier, lowlier,
mean, unnoticed, and unknown.
And to God a vessel holier,
filled with Christ, and Christ alone!
Naught of earth to cloud the glory,
naught of self the light to dim.
Telling forth His wondrous story,
emptied—to be filled with Him. Languages: English Tune Title: GLOAMING
God in Heaven Hath a Treasure
Andrew W. Bell
Person Name: A. W. B. Hymnal Title: Songs of Victory Arranger of "[God in heaven hath a treasure]" in Songs of Victory
Andrew W. Bell
Frances Bevan
1827 - 1909 Person Name: Emma F. Bevan Hymnal Title: Timeless Truths Translator of "God in Heaven Hath a Treasure" in Timeless Truths Bevan, Emma Frances, née Shuttleworth, daughter of the Rev. Philip Nicholas Shuttleworth, Warden of New Coll., Oxford, afterwards Bishop of Chichester, was born at Oxford, Sept. 25, 1827, and was married to Mr. R. C. L. Bevan, of the Lombard Street banking firm, in 1856.
Mrs. Bevan published in 1858 a series of translations from the German as Songs of Eternal Life (Lond., Hamilton, Adams, & Co.), in a volume which, from its unusual size and comparative costliness, has received less attention than it deserves, for the trs. are decidedly above the average in merit. A number have come into common use, but almost always without her name, the best known being those noted under “O Gott, O Geist, O Licht dea Lebens," and "Jedes Herz will etwas li ben." Most of these are annotated throughout this Dictionary under their authors' names, or German first lines. That at p. 630, "O past are the fast-days,—the Feast-day, the Feast-day is come," is a translation through the German from the Persian of Dschellaleddin Rumi 1207-1273. Mrs. Bevan also published Songs of Praise for Christian Pilgrims (London, Hamilton, Adams, 1859), the translations in which are also annotated throughout this Dictionary as far as possible. [Rev. James Mearns, M.A.]
-- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)
Frances Bevan
