59*. Not All the Gold of All the World

C.M.D.
1
Not all the gold of all the world,
 
And all its wealth combined,
 
Could give relief, or comfort yield,
 
To one distracted mind;
 
’Tis only to the precious blood
 
Of Christ the soul can fly,
 
There only can a sinner find
 
A flowing full supply.
“But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot.” (1 Peter 1:19)
2
Gold could not give the heart relief
 
The malefactor craved,
 
Ah, no! ’twas Christ, the Christ of God,
 
That dying sinner saved;
 
Faith’s view of Him who bleeding hung
 
A victim by his side,
 
He saw, he knew, the Lord was there,
 
The Lord for him had died.
“But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation? And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss. And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom. And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.” (Luke 23:40-43)
3
Oh what can equal joy divine?
 
And what can sweeter be
 
Than knowing that this Christ is mine
 
To all eternity?
 
Safe in the Lord, without a doubt,
 
By virtue of the blood;
 
For nothing can destroy the life
 
That’s hid with Christ in God.
“For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.” (Colossians 3:3)
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