Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Truest Treasure

"They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches, none of them can by any means redeem his brother.... But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for He shall receive me" (Psalm 49:6,7,15). "Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death" (Proverbs 11:4). "Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also" (Matthew 6:21).

Truest treasure is not wealth
In which so many sadly trust,
Which we shall lose by failed health,
Or else by thieves, or moth, or rust.

Truest treasure will redeem
The soul from wrath and from the grave!
Riches aren't what they seem:
They have no power at all to save.

Truest treasure will impart
What wealth upon this earth cannot.
God's redemption fills the heart
With joy and peace that can't be bought.

Truest treasure is in Christ;
There surely is no other place,
For He alone was sacrificed
To save us by His truth and grace.

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