What Shall It Profit?

Johnson Oatman • English

Primary Scripture: Matthew 16:26

Verse 1

Not all earth’s gold and silver Can make a sinner whole; What shall it profit thee, O man, If thou should’st lose thy soul?

Chorus

What shall it profit a man, What shall it profit a man, If He gain the whole world, And lose his own soul?

Verse 2

The heaping up of riches To many seems life’s goal; But in the eager rush for wealth, Forgotten is the soul.

Chorus

What shall it profit a man, What shall it profit a man, If He gain the whole world, And lose his own soul?

Verse 3

This solemn question answer: Is worldly gain thy goal? Can fleeting riches be compared To an immortal soul?

Chorus

What shall it profit a man, What shall it profit a man, If He gain the whole world, And lose his own soul?

Scripture References

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