8684 | The Cyber Hymnal#8685 | 8686 |
Text: | Tell Me No More Of Earthly Toys |
Author: | Susannah Harrison |
Tune: | ŚLA̧SK |
Composer: | Adam Geibel |
Media: | MIDI file |
1 Tell me no more of earthly toys,
Of sinful mirth, and carnal joys,
The things I loved before;
Let me but view my Savior’s face,
And feel His animating grace,
And I desire no more.
2 Tell me no more of praise and wealth,
Tell me no more of ease and health,
For these have all their snares;
Let me but know my sins forgiv’n,
But see my name enrolled in Heav’n,
And I am free from cares.
3 Tell me no more of lofty towers,
Delightful gardens, fragrant bowers,
For these are trifling things;
The little room for me designed
Will suit as well my easy mind,
As palaces of kings.
4 Tell me no more of crowding guests,
Of sumptuous feasts and gaudy dress,
Extravagance and waste;
My little table, only spread
With wholesome herbs and wholesome bread.
Will better suit my taste.
5 Give me the Bible in my hand,
A heart to read and understand,
And faith to trust the Lord;
I’d set alone from day to day,
Or urge no company to stay,
Nor wish to rove abroad.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Tell me no more of earthly toys |
Title: | Tell Me No More Of Earthly Toys |
Author: | Susannah Harrison |
Meter: | 886.886 |
Language: | English |
Source: | Songs in the Night (Ipswich, England: Punchard & Jermyn, 1780) |
Copyright: | Public Domain |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | ŚLA̧SK |
Composer: | Adam Geibel (1902) |
Meter: | 886.886 |
Key: | A♭ Major |
Copyright: | Public Domain |
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