The Love of Jesus Only

Tell me not of earth­ly plea­sures

That may leave me in a day

Like a sha­dow they are fleet­ing

Like a dream they pass away.

Tell of Him who came to save me

Him who suf­fered

bled

and died;

With the love of Je­sus on­ly

Can my soul be sa­tis­fied.

Tell me not of earth­ly gran­deur

What to me its gild­ed show?

Dearer far the price­less trea­sure

Jesus pur­chased long ago.

Tell me not of earth­ly glo­ry

In the cross my boast shall be

Where the Son of God ex­tend­ed

Thro’ the eye of faith I see.

Tell me more of life eter­nal

Of my Sav­ior tell me more;

Oh

the sim­ple

touch­ing sto­ry

Let me hear it o’er and o’er.