I Lost the World

I lost the world with its sin and shame

When I found Je­sus

O praise His name!

I lost my sor­row

what bless­èd loss!

When I found mer­cy at Cal­v’ry’s cross.

I lost the world

and the world lost me

When I found par­don at Cal­va­ry;

I lost all my sad­ness

But I found peace and glad­ness

When I lost the world

And the world lost me.

I lost my love for its gild­ed toys

I found the rich­es of end­less joys;

I lost a heart just as hard as stone

I found a bless­ing be­fore un­known.

I lost a bur­den of guilt and sin

I found a rest

per­fect rest with­in

I lost my blind­ness

and now I see

Light dawned up­on me at Cal­va­ry.

I lost the fet­ters that held me fast

I found a free­dom from sin at last;

I lost the world

and the world lost me

Thanks be to Je­sus my song shall be.