Author: Montgomery Hymnal: The Voice of Praise #374 (1873) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Hymnal Title: The Voice of Praise Lyrics: 1 What is the thing of greatest price,
The whole creation round?--
That which was lost in Paradise,
That which in Christ is found.
2 The soul of man--Jehovah's breath--
That keeps two worlds at strife;
Hell moves beneath to work its death,
Heaven stoops to give it life.
3 And is this treasure borne below,
In earthen vessels frail?
Can non its utmost value know,
'Till flesh and spirit fail?
4 Then let us gather round the cross,
That knowledge to obtain;
Not by the soul's eternal loss,
But everlasting gain.
Topics: The Christian System Creation and Fall of Man; The Value of the Soul Scripture: Isaiah 66:2
What is the thing of greatest price