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I’ve found the One of peerless worth,
My heart doth sing for joy;
And sing I must, for Christ I have:
Oh, what a Christ have I!
My heart doth sing for joy;
And sing I must, for Christ I have:
Oh, what a Christ have I!
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My Christ, He is the Lamb of God,
Who full salvation brings;
He is the Sun of Righteousness,
With healing in His wings.
Who full salvation brings;
He is the Sun of Righteousness,
With healing in His wings.
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My Christ, He is the Tree of Life
With fruit abundant, sweet;
My hunger He doth satisfy;
Of Him I daily eat.
With fruit abundant, sweet;
My hunger He doth satisfy;
Of Him I daily eat.
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My Christ, He is the smitten Rock
Whence living waters burst;
He is the fountain in my heart
Which quenches all my thirst.
Whence living waters burst;
He is the fountain in my heart
Which quenches all my thirst.
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Christ is my life, my light, my way,
My comfort and my health,
My peace, my rest, my joy, my hope,
My glory and my wealth.
My comfort and my health,
My peace, my rest, my joy, my hope,
My glory and my wealth.
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Christ is my wisdom and my pow’r,
My boast and righteousness,
My vict’ry and redemption sure,
My truth and holiness.
My boast and righteousness,
My vict’ry and redemption sure,
My truth and holiness.
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Christ is my Savior, Shepherd, Lord,
My Advocate above,
My Counsellor, my Father, God,
My Brother, Friend, and Love.
My Advocate above,
My Counsellor, my Father, God,
My Brother, Friend, and Love.
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Christ is my Captain and my Guard,
My Teacher and my Guide,
My Bridegroom, Master and my Head;
In me doth He reside.
My Teacher and my Guide,
My Bridegroom, Master and my Head;
In me doth He reside.
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Christ is my Prophet, Priest, and King;
My Prophet full of sight;
My Priest that stands ’twixt me and God,
My King that rules with might.
My Prophet full of sight;
My Priest that stands ’twixt me and God,
My King that rules with might.
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Christ is the Author of my faith,
And its Perfecter too,
My Mediator, Guarantee,
And faithful Witness true.
And its Perfecter too,
My Mediator, Guarantee,
And faithful Witness true.
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Christ is my everlasting home,
My all-sufficient land;
My fortress, tower, hiding-place,
And my eternal stand.
My all-sufficient land;
My fortress, tower, hiding-place,
And my eternal stand.
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Christ is my sabbath and new moon,
My morning and my day,
My age and my eternity
That ne’er will pass away.
My morning and my day,
My age and my eternity
That ne’er will pass away.
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Christ is my trust and my desire,
In comeliness replete,
My satisfaction and delight,
Who all my need doth meet.
In comeliness replete,
My satisfaction and delight,
Who all my need doth meet.
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My Christ, the all-inclusive One,
My Christ what shall I call?
He is the first, He is the last,
My Christ is All in all.
My Christ what shall I call?
He is the first, He is the last,
My Christ is All in all.
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Since such a treasure I possess,
My heart doth sing for joy;
And I must sing, and sing again;
Oh, what a Christ have I!
My heart doth sing for joy;
And I must sing, and sing again;
Oh, what a Christ have I!
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Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
amazing and very touching song!!!!!!!!!!!
Kigali, Eastern, Rwanda
Amen!!! This is a great song! I am very touched. Jesus is my everything!
Storrs, Connecticut, United States
In the days of John Bunyan, when the famous thinker was writing “Pilgrim’s Progress”; when Bishop Ken had given to the Church the well loved doxology, “Praise God from Whom all blessings flow”, another less known writer wrote this hymn;
“I’ve found the precious Christ of God,
My heart doth sing for joy;
And sing I must, for Christ I have,
A precious Christ have I.
This hymn has been altered from the original, the first verse began with this line,
“I’ve found the pearl of greatest price. ”
The writer is John Mason. He was the son of a non-conformist minister, but of his early life very little is known. In 1660 he entered Cambridge University where he graduated four years later. In 1674 he was appointed Rector of Water-Stratford, “where the Lord gave him satisfaction in time of famine, and rest in the midst of troublesome times round about for twenty years. ” He died there in 1694.
Mason was an able writer, though at that time the hymns he wrote were for private edification, rather than public use. Those early hymns were later used for public worship. A number of his compositions are to be found in the early Hymn Collections of the 18C, and are known for their spiritual expression. His prose and poetry were eulogized by Issac Watts, and there is no doubt that the hymns of John Mason greatly influenced Watts and Wesley in their day.
Mason was a spiritual man, constant in prayer, and effectual in proclaiming the truths in the Scriptures. Mason’s favorite theme was the second coming of Christ, and this was greatly accentuated during the end of his life. A few weeks before his death, during the night, he is said to have had a remarkable vision of the Lord Jesus. So real did it appear to him and so deeply impressed he was by it, that he preached a sermon called “The Midnight Cry, ” in which he proclaims the near approach of Christ’s Second Coming. The sermon created quite a stir and it was widely reported the Advent would take place at Water-Stratford itself. Crowds gathered from neighboring villages, until every corner of the village was occupied. Extraordinary scenes and loud unrestrained singing occurred. The excitement had barely died down when John Mason passed away, still testifying that he had seen the Lord, and that it was time the nations to tremble and for Christians to trim their lamps.
“The frame was of his spirit was so heavenly, ” said his close spiritual friend Richard Baxter, “his deportment so humble and obliging, his discourse of spiritual things so weighty, with such apt words and delightful air, that it charmed all that had any spiritual relish. ”
John Mason’s compositions are contained in “Spiritual Songs, ” published in 1686, a copy of which—one of the earliest collections of hymns are housed in the British Museum.
( Stories and Sketches of our Hymns)
United States
Amen!
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Christ is my everything AMEN!!!
Boston, MA, United States
“ ... And I must sing and sing again OH WHAT A CHRIST HAVE I... ”
Floral Park, NY, United States
It is quite wonderful that much of the inspiration for this hymn came from a hymn penned by John Mason, 1646 - 1694. We do stand on the shoulders on many saints who have gone before us. No doubt the revisions are good.
1 1 I've found the pearl of greatest price,
My heart doth sing for joy:
And sing I must, a Christ I have;
O what a Christ have I?
2 Christ is the Way, the Truth, the Life,
The way to God on high,
Life to the dead, the truth of types,
The truth of prophesy.
3 Christ is a prophet, priest and king,
A Prophet full of light,
A Priest that stands 'twixt God and man,
A King that rules with might.
4 Christ's manhood is a temple, where
The altar God doth rest;
My Christ, he is the sacrifice,
My Christ he is the priest.
5 My Christ he is the Lord of Lords,
He is the King of kings;
He is the Sun of righteousness,
With healing in his wings.
6 My Christ, he is the Tree of Life,
Which in God's garden grows;
Whose fruit does feed, whose leaves do heal;
My Christ is Sharon's rose.
7 Christ is my meat, Christ is my drink,
My physic and my health,
My peace, my strength, my joy, my crown,
My glory and my wealth.
8 Christ is my father, and my friend,
My brother and my love;
My head, my hope, my counselor,
My advocate above.
9 My Christ, he is the Heaven of heavens,
My Christ what shall I call?
My Christ is first, my Christ is last,
My Christ is all in all.
I found one more verse listed elsewhere.
Christ Jesus is my All in all,
My Comfort and my Love,
My Life below, and He shall be
My Joy and Crown above.
Naivasha, Nakuru, Kenya
My Christ is all in all. What a privilege to have Him as friend
Beijing
Praise You Lord! You are the all-inclusive One!
My peace my joy and my home! You are all in all!
Guatemala
Hallé a Aquel que es sin igual! Me alegra el corazón y por eso tengo que cantar ¡Que Cristo tengo yo! Gracias Señor que te hemos hallado, que te podemos disfrutar, no hay nadie como Tu!!!