God is My Portion

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God is my portion, saith my soul

Author: Charles Price Jones
Tune: [God is my portion, saith my soul]
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1 God is my portion, saith my soul;
I would not earth's vain wealth control;
There's naught on land nor in the sea,
But I'd forsake it all for thee.

Refrain:
For Thee, for Thee, dear Lord, for Thee;
If Thou wilt but my portion be,
If Thou wilt but my portion be,
I'd have no treasure, Lord, besides,
But live forever satisfied.

2 God is my portion, saith my soul;
Tho' troubles billows o'er me roll,
Tho' persecution be my lot
Thou art my portion, leave me not. [Refrain]

3 God is my portion, saith my soul;
Tho' pride may scorn let this console;
No pow'r of earth no beauty rare
Can with this wealth of heav'n compare. [Refrain]

4 God is my portion, saith my soul;
When I am sick He makes me whole;
When friends forsake, His love abides;
What could a mortal ask besides? [Refrain]

Source: His Fullness Songs #206

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Author: Charles Price Jones

Charles Price Jones born December 9, 1865, near Rome, Georgia. He grew up in Kingston, Georgia, and attended the Baptist church. He was converted in 1884 while living in Cat Island, Arkansas. In 1885 he was called to the ministry and began preaching. In 1888 he attended Arkansas Baptist College and taught school in Grant County, Arkansas. He preached and pastored several Baptist churches. After asking God for a deeper experience of grace and fasting and praying for three days, Jones experienced a closeness with God, and in 1895, along with other Baptist holiness adherents, who taught that a second work of grace can cleanse the Christian of original sin. They started a holiness movement in the Baptist church, and he began teaching holiness i… Go to person page >

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First Line:	God is my portion, saith my soul
Title:	God is My Portion
Author:	Charles Price Jones
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	For Thee, for Thee, dear Lord for Thee
Copyright:	Public Domain