Lutheran Music

     ELH.13.3.1
     ELH.27.5.8
     ELH.128.3.4
     ELH.150.1.9
     ELH.182.10.7
     ELH.199.4.6
     ELH.202.3.6
     ELH.246.1.5
     ELH.292.12.2
     ELH.362.5.1
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     ELH.411.3.3
     ELH.472.3.5
     ELH.483.5.2
     ELH.499.6.4
     ELH.537.1.5
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     ELH.554.8.1
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     ELH.582.1.6

Thou, earth's greatest joy and gladness,
And earth's terrors: Thy salvation
From earth's woe to heav'nly joy.
Unto the earth's remotest bound,
I'll value but lightly earth's treasure and store:
To the earth's remotest bound
And in earth's darkest place
Do I need earth's treasures many?
That earth's vain joys to me no more be pleasing;
Not for earth's vain joys I crave
Appearing on earth's horizon,
Earth's temptations far above;
Yea, with joy I leave earth's sadness
Earth's galling bitterness unfold;
When earth's foundations melt away.
Through earth's sepulchers it ringeth,
The day of earth's redemption
From earth's wide bounds, from ocean's farthest coast,
Earth's joys grow dim; its glories pass away.
Heav'n's morning breaks, and earth's vain shadows flee;
Unto earth's remotest end.