Do You Love The World?
This is a wonderful hymn! Very straight forward and thought provoking! I first came upon the hymn lyrics at the Timeless Truth website and was impressed by it's teaching.
I found the hymn in the hymnal "Songs of the Evening Light" that was edited by Barney E. Warren. (This hymnal has been added to our links page.) What I found interesting about the hymn is that when it appeard in Song of the Evening light, the lyrics were quite different. It appears that Barney Warren must have rewrote the hymns several years later. It is these lyrics that I used for this hymn.
"Do you love the World?" ask many thought provoking questions about loving this world and with these questions we are told how fruitless this love is. During the course of the hymn, we are constantly reminded of the love of Christ, his sacrifice for us, and how the uncorruptable pleasures of heaven is much greater than those of this world that so many strive for.
I love this hymn! It is easy to sing and it's teaching is edifying! I hope you love it as much as I do.
Enjoy!
Ted