The Word gives assurance, God is ready to give
A welcome to all who believe;
Then turn from the pleasures of folly and sin
And riches eternal receive.
Just one look of faith at the Christ who has died
And has risen again from the grave,
Would spoil all the pleasures of sin for the one
Who to Satan and sin is a slave.
The world is the place where the Saviour was born
In a manger—no room in the inn;
The place where He suffered, the place where He died,
To save us from pleasures of sin.
He has plenty of riches to give to the poor;
The rich they may come, we are told;
He has riches and pleasures that always endure,
Has plenty for young and for old.
He has peace for the drunkard to gladden his heart,
And freely his sins He’ll forgive,
If he will come truly confessing his guilt
And on Jesus the Saviour believe.
He has sweet songs of praises for swearers to sing,
A story their lips to employ
To tell of God’s love to this poor fallen world
And invite to His mansions of joy.
He has pleasures in heaven for young and for gay,
Over there where no sorrow can come,
Where sin is all banished and tears wiped away
In the pure light and joy of His home.
He has for the miser far more than his gold;
He has riches that never decay.
For the thrifty and smart He has plenty to do
In His vineyard, by night and by day.
He has many high honors to give unto those
Who seek for His glory and gain,
When He comes to the earth, as His holy Word says,
With Him in His kingdom they’ll reign.
O! what a rich portion have those who are His!
His place in His glory they’ll share
Himself as their Portion, Himself as their Joy,
Himself as their all over there.
If for each look of faith they fresh beauties behold
While here in this body of clay,
What must it be when in those mansions of gold
They behold Him through heaven’s bright day