1 O God, my heart hath left this world;
Its joys are all as dross to me;
Since I have seen Thy wondrous love
My soul doth cling alone to Thee!
Refrain:
Christ is all this world to me;
Soon His glory I shall see;
And before I’d leave my Savior
I would give my life, and die!
2 Thou precious, living, loving Lord,
Who died for me on Calvary,
The love that wore for me the thorns
Hath won my heart away from me. [Refrain]
3 The pierced hands and bleeding side,
The blood sweat in Gethsemane,
The wand’ring sheep which Thou didst seek
Proclaim Thy love so full and free. [Refrain]
4 O Lord, fore’er to Thee I cling;
From hence Thou’rt all in all to me!
May I Thy pow’r and glory see
Till I shall rest in heav’n with Thee. [Refrain]
Source: Glad Tidings in Song #38
James Gilchrist Lawson, 1874-1946
Buried: Mount Olive Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois.
James Gilchrist Lawson (1874-1946) was an American evangelist and hymn writer who compiled several best-selling books of Christian biography and poetry.
Lawson’s works include:
Deeper Experiences of Famous Christians (Chicago, Illinois: Glad Tidings Publishing Company, 1911)
Did Jesus Command Immersion?, 1915
Greatest Thoughts About the Bible, 1918
Greatest Thoughts About God, 1920
The World’s Best Humorous Anecdotes, 1923
The World’s Best Conundrums and Riddles of all Ages, 1924
The World’s Best Epigrams, 1924
The "International" Christian Worker’s New Testament, 1924
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