880 S.M. J. Hart
Treasure in Heaven. 1 Tim. 6. 17-19; Prov. 11. 24
1
Remember, man, thy birth;
 
Set not on gold thy heart;
 
Naked thou cam’st upon the earth,
 
And naked must depart.
2
This world’s vain wealth despise;
 
Happiness is not here;
 
To Jesus lift thy longing eyes,
 
And seek thy treasure there.
3
If profit be thy scope,
 
Diffuse thy alms about;
 
The worldling prospers laying up,
 
The Christian laying out.
4
Returns will not be scant
 
With honour in the high’st;
 
For who relieves his brethren’s want,
 
Bestows his alms on Christ.
5
Give gladly to the poor,
 
’Tis lending to the Lord;
 
In secret so increase thy store,
 
And hide in heaven the hoard.
6
There thou may’st fear no thief,
 
No rankling rust or moth;
 
Thy treasure and thy heart are safe;
 
Where one is, will be both.