I Care Not For Riches
Charles Price Jones • English
Primary Scripture: Philippians 3:1-14
Verse 1
I care not for riches, I care not for fame, I only want Jesus to save me, My soul is covered with darkness and shame, I only want Jesus to save me.
Chorus
I know I deserve but to die, The vilest of sinners am I, But the gospel I've heard, And I'll hope in God's Word, And seek for a mansion on high.
Verse 2
No more will I walk in sin's broad beaten path, I only want Jesus to save me, My soul claims the promise of peace thro' the blood, I only want Jesus to save me.
Chorus
I know I deserve but to die, The vilest of sinners am I, But the gospel I've heard, And I'll hope in God's Word, And seek for a mansion on high.
Verse 3
The burden of sin is removed, praise the Lord, I know that my Saviour has saved me, I'm justified freely by faith in His Word, I know that my Saviour has saved me.
Chorus
I know I deserve but to die, The vilest of sinners am I, But the gospel I've heard, And I'll hope in God's Word, And seek for a mansion on high.
Verse 4
Salvation and honor to Jesus my King, I know now that Jesus has saved me, His Spirit has taught me to trust and to sing, I know now that Jesus has saved me.
Chorus
I know I deserve but to die, The vilest of sinners am I, But the gospel I've heard, And I'll hope in God's Word, And seek for a mansion on high.
Verse 5
He bore all my sins in Himself on the tree, I know now that Jesus has saved me, And now by believing my soul is made free, I know now that Jesus has saved me.
Chorus
I know I deserve but to die, The vilest of sinners am I, But the gospel I've heard, And I'll hope in God's Word, And seek for a mansion on high.
Scripture References
Reference 1
- philippians 3:1-14
Reference 2
- 1-timothy 1:15