Fade, Fade, Each Earthly Joy

Mrs. Catherine J. Bonar (1845) • English

Primary Scripture: Song of Solomon 2:8

Verse 1

Fade, fade, each earthly joy, Jesus is mine! Break ev'ry tender tie, Jesus is mine! Dark is the wilderness, Earth has no resting place, Jesus alone can bless, Jesus is mine!

Verse 2

Tempt not my soul away, Jesus is mine! Here would I ever stay, Jesus is mine! Perishing things of clay, Born but for one brief day, Pass from my heart away, Jesus is mine!

Verse 3

Farewell, ye dreams of night, Jesus is mine! Lost in this dawning light, Jesus is mine! All that my soul has tried Left but a dismal void; Jesus has satisfied, Jesus is mine!

Verse 4

Farewell, mortality, Jesus is mine! Welcome, eternity, Jesus is mine! Welcome, O loved and charmed, Welcome, sweet rest from harm, Welcome, my Savior’s arms, Jesus is mine!

Scripture References

Reference 1

song-of-solomon 2:8

Reference 2

song-of-solomon 2:16

Reference 3

song-of-solomon 6:3

Reference 4

matthew 16:26

Reference 5

philippians 3:7

Reference 6

colossians 3:11

Reference 7

2-timothy 1:12

Reference 8

1-john 5:12