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What Is the World to Me
Author: Georg Michael Pfefferkorn, 1645-1732; August Crull, 1845-1923 Meter: 6.7.6.7.6.6.6.6 Appears in 17 hymnals Lyrics: 1 What is the world to me
With all its vaunted pleasure
When You, and You alone,
Lord Jesus, are my Treasure!
You only, dearest Lord,
My soul's delight shalt be;
You are my peace, my rest.
What is the world to me!
2 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!
3 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!
4 What is the world to me!
My Jesus is my treasure,
My life, my health, my wealth,
My friend, my love, my pleasure,
My joy, my crown, my all,
My bliss eternally.
Once more, then, I declare:
What is the world to me!
Scripture: 1 John 2:15-17 Used With Tune: WAS FRAG ICH NACH DER WELT
What Is the World to Me
WAS FRAG ICH NACH DER WELT
Meter: 6.7.6.7.6.6.6.6 Appears in 101 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Ahasverus Fritsch, 1629-1701 Tune Sources: Lutheran Service Book, 2006 (Setting) Tune Key: C Major Incipit: 53215 56622 54321 Used With Text: What Is the World to Me
WAS FRAG ICH NACH DER WELT
What Is The World To Me
Author: Georg M. Pfefferkorn, 1646-1732; H. Brueckner Hymnal: American Lutheran Hymnal #195 (1930) Meter: 6.7.6.7.6.6.6.6 Lyrics: 1 What is the world to me
With all its vaunted pleasure,
If I but Thee may own,
Lord Jesus, for my Treasure?
Thou only, dearest Friend,
My Fount of joy shalt be;
To Thee I look for rest --
What is the world to me?
2 The world would fain be praised
By men of wealth and power,
But never ponders well
How soon shall pass their hour;
What I shall glory in
Is Jesus, only He;
His praise alone I seek--
What is the world to me?
3 The world is wont to crave
The things that mammon offers,
Yet never feels content
Tho' gold fill all its coffers;
I know a higher Good,
In Jesus I can see
A sweet content in store--
What is the world to me?
4 The world is wont to grieve
When out of honor cheated,
Or when its idle fame
Has sorely been depleted;
But I shall bear reproach,
And this my boast shall be:
I suffer for my Lord--
What is the world to me?
5 The world its tainted joy
Is evermore extolling,
Though while on pleasure bent,
From grace it may be falling.
Let him who loves the world
Its boon companion be;
I love my Lord and God--
What is the world to me?
6 What is the world to me?
Are not its treasures waning?
In Jesus I alone
A crown of joy am gaining;
He is my wealth, my all,
I shall His kingdom see
In yonder realms of bliss--
What is the world to me?
Topics: The Means of Grace The Redeemer Languages: English Tune Title: MUNICH
What Is The World To Me
What is the world to me
Hymnal: Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-book #282 (1893) Meter: 6.7 Lyrics: 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!
2 The world is like the smoke,
A fleeting exhalation;
A shadow faint and dim
Of very short duration;
My Jesus doth abide,
Though all things fade and flee;
My everlasting Rock--
What is the world to me!
3 The world strives to be praised
And honored by the mighty,
Nor will at all reflect
How frail they are and flighty;
But what I glory in
Above all things, is He,
My Jesus, He alone--
What is the world to me!
4 The world seeks after wealth,
And unto Mammon offers
Its all, content if gold
Is hoarded in its coffers;
I know a higher good,
Which e'er my joy shall be;
My Jesus is my Wealth--
What is the world to me!
5 The world is sorely grieved,
If ever it is slighted,
As though an enemy
Its honor would have blighted;
Christ, I bear Thy reproach,
While thus it pleaseth Thee!
I'm honored by my Lord--
What is the world to me!
6 The world cannot extol
Too highly sinful pleasures,
And foolishly resigns
For them the heavenly treasures.
Let others love the world,
To please their vanity:
I love the Lord, my God--
What is the world to me!
7 What is the world to me!
It rapidly must vanish,
With all its gorgeous pomp
Pale death it cannot banish;
Its riches pass away,
And all its joys must flee,
But Jesus doth abide--
What is the world to me!
8 What is the world to me!
My Jesus is my Treasure,
My Life, my Wealth, my All,
My Friend, my Love, my Pleasure,
My heavenly Happiness
And Bliss eternally;
Once more, then, I would say,
What is the world to me! Topics: The Christian Life Resolve and Holiness Languages: English
What is the world to me
What is the world to me
Hymnal: Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-book #385 (1918) Meter: 6.7.6.7.6.6.6.6 Lyrics: 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!
2 The world is like the smoke,
A fleeting exhalation,
A shadow faint and dim
Of very short duration;
My Jesus doth abide,
Though all things fade and flee;
My everlasting Rock--
What is the world to me!
3 The world strives to be praised
And honored by the mighty,
Nor will at all reflect
How frail they are and flighty;
But what I glory in
Above all things, is He,
My Jesus, He alone--
What is the world to me!
4 The world seeks after wealth,
And unto Mammon offers
Its all, content if gold
Is hoarded in its coffers;
I know a higher good,
Which e'er my joy shall be;
My Jesus is my Wealth--
What is the world to me!
5 The world is sorely grieved,
If ever it is slighted,
As though an enemy
Its honor would have blighted;
Christ, I bear Thy reproach,
While thus it pleaseth Thee!
I'm honored by my Lord--
What is the world to me!
6 The world cannot extol
Too highly sinful pleasures,
And foolishly resigns
For them the heavenly treasures.
Let others love the world,
To please their vanity:
I love the Lord, my God--
What is the world to me!
7 What is the world to me,
It rapidly must vanish;
With all its gorgeous pomp
Pale death it cannot banish;
Its riches pass away,
And all its joys must flee,
But Jesus doth abide--
What is the world to me!
8 What is the world to me!
My Jesus is my Treasure,
My Life, my Wealth, my All,
My Friend, my Love, my Pleasure,
My heavenly Happiness
And Bliss eternally;
Once more, then, I would say,
What is the world to me! Topics: Sanctification Languages: English
What is the world to me
Johann G. C. Störl
1675 - 1719 Person Name: J. G. C. Stoerl Composer of "MUNICH" in American Lutheran Hymnal Johann Georg Stoerl; b. 1675, Kirchberg; d. 1719, Stuttgart
Evangelical Lutheran Hymnal, 1908
Johann G. C. Störl
August Crull
1845 - 1923 Person Name: A. Crull, 1845-1923 Translator of "What Is the World to Me" in Evangelical Lutheran Hymnary August Crull was born January 27, 1845 in Rostock, Germany, where his father, Hofrat Crull, was a lawyer. He was educated at the Gymnasium in Rostock, and at Concordia College in St. Louis and Fort Wayne where he graduated in 1862. His father died soon after he began studying at the Gymnasium. His mother then married Albert Friedrich Hoppe, who later became the editor of the St. Louis edition of Luther's Works. In 1865, Crull graduated from Concordia Seminary in St. Louis. He became assistant pastor at Trinity Church in Milwaukee and also served as Director of the Lutheran High School. Later he was pastor of the Lutheran Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan. From 1873 to 1915, he was professor of the German language and literature at Concordia College in Fort Wayne, Indiana. After his retirement he returned to Milwaukee, where he died on February 17, 1923. His first wife and three of his four children preceded him in death. His second wife, Katharina John, survived him by many years.
Crull was a distinguished hymnologist and translated many hymns that appeared in several Lutheran hymnals. He published a German grammar and edited a book of devotions, Das walte Gott, based on the writings of Dr. C.F.W. Walther. His project of translating Lutheran hymns so they would be accessible to American Lutherans bore its first fruits when he published a book of English hymns at the Norwegian Synod publishers in Decorah, in 1877.
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August Crull
Herman H. Brueckner
1866 - 1942 Person Name: H. Brueckner Translator of "What Is The World To Me" in American Lutheran Hymnal Born: March 11, 1866, Grundy County, Iowa (birth name: Herman Heinrich Moritz Brueckner).
Died: January 25, 1942, Hebron, Nebraska (funeral held in Beatrice, Nebraska).
Buried: St. Paul’s Lutheran Cemetery, Waverly, Iowa.
After ordination in 1888, Brueckner pastored in Illinois, Michigan, Kentucky, and Wisconsin. He later moved to Iowa City, Iowa, and received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Iowa State University in 1917. In 1926, he joined the faculty of Hebron College in Nebraska. In 1938, Wartburg Seminary, Dubuque, Iowa, conferred an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree on him. He retired as professor emeritus from Hebron College in 1941.
Sources:
Erickson, p. 254
Findagrave, accessed 14 Nov 2016
Hustad, p. 213
Stulken, p. 325
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Herman H. Brueckner
