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| Whom have I, Lord, in heav'n but Thee? 
 
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|  | 1. | Whom have I, Lord, in heav'n but Thee? | 
|  |  | None but Thee! None but Thee! | 
|  |  | And this my song through life shall be: | 
|  |  | Christ for me! Christ for me! | 
|  |  | He hath for me the serpent trod, | 
|  |  | He hath redeemed me "by His blood," | 
|  |  | And reconciled my soul to God: | 
|  |  | Christ for me! Christ for me! | 
|  | 2. | I envy not the rich their joys: | 
|  |  | Christ for me! Christ for me! | 
|  |  | I covet not earth's glitt'ring toys: | 
|  |  | Christ for me! Christ for me! | 
|  |  | Earth can no lasting bliss bestow, | 
|  |  | "Fading" is stamped on all below; | 
|  |  | Mine is a joy no end can know: | 
|  |  | Christ for me! Christ for me! | 
|  | 3. | Though with the poor be cast my lot: | 
|  |  | Christ for me! Christ for me! | 
|  |  | "He knoweth best," I murmur not: | 
|  |  | Christ for me! Christ for me! | 
|  |  | Though "vine" and "fig-tree" blight assail, | 
|  |  | The "labor of the olive fail," | 
|  |  | And death o'er flock and herd prevail, | 
|  |  | Christ for me! Christ for me! | 
|  | 4. | Though I am now on hostile ground, | 
|  |  | Christ for me! Christ for me! | 
|  |  | And sin beset me all around, | 
|  |  | Christ for me! Christ for me! | 
|  |  | Let earth her fiercest battles wage, | 
|  |  | And foes against my soul engage, | 
|  |  | Strong in His strength I scorn their rage: | 
|  |  | Christ for me! Christ for me! | 
|  | 5. | And when my life draws to its close, | 
|  |  | Christ for me! Christ for me! | 
|  |  | Safe in His arms I shall repose, | 
|  |  | Christ for me! Christ for me! | 
|  |  | When sharpest pains my frame pervade, | 
|  |  | And all the powers of nature fade, | 
|  |  | Still will I sing through death's cold shade; | 
|  |  | Christ for me! Christ for me! |