(Verse 1)
I’ve spent a lifetime building up these walls
Decorating rooms and sweeping out the halls
Collecting silver trinkets and the finest threads of gold
Buying every promise that the neon signs have sold.
But the more I gathered, the thinner I became
Chasing after shadows, whispering a name
That couldn't offer comfort when the lights began to fade
Just a heavy mountain of the choices I had made.
(Chorus)
Oh, I don't need the world if I have Jesus
I don't need the gold that turns to grey
For the riches of His mercy are the only things that free us
And the only things the fire won't take away.
He’s the pearl of greatest price, He’s the treasure in the field
The only broken heart that’s ever truly been healed.
I’m rich in the spirit, I’m wealthy in the Word
The greatest story that the world has ever heard.
(Verse 2)
Then I saw the Carpenter with nothing to His name
No crown of polished jewels, no lust for earthly fame.
He stood beside the water and He looked into my soul
He didn't want my treasure, He just wanted me made whole.
He said, "The rust will eat the iron, and the moth will find the silk,
But come and find the honey and the everlasting milk."
I looked at all my kingdoms and I saw them turn to dust
Compared to the devotion of a Savior I can trust.
(Chorus)
Oh, I don't need the world if I have Jesus
I don't need the gold that turns to grey
For the riches of His mercy are the only things that free us
And the only things the fire won't take away.
He’s the pearl of greatest price, He’s the treasure in the field
The only broken heart that’s ever truly been healed.
I’m rich in the spirit, I’m wealthy in the Word
The greatest story that the world has ever heard.
(Verse 3)
So let the shelves go empty and the bank account run dry
If it means I’m looking upward to the Father in the sky.
I’d rather have a crust of bread and walk beside the King
Than own a thousand palaces and never learn to sing.
For the greatest inheritance isn't kept in locks and keys
It’s found upon a rugged cross and down upon my knees.
I’m trading in the "plenty" for the Power and the Peace
Finding in His presence a joy that won't decrease.
(Chorus)
Oh, I don't need the world if I have Jesus
I don't need the gold that turns to grey
For the riches of His mercy are the only things that free us
And the only things the fire won't take away.
He’s the pearl of greatest price, He’s the treasure in the field
The only broken heart that’s ever truly been healed.
I’m rich in the spirit, I’m wealthy in the Word
The greatest story that the world has ever heard.
(Chorus)
Oh, I don't need the world if I have Jesus
I don't need the gold that turns to grey
For the riches of His mercy are the only things that free us
And the only things the fire won't take away.
He’s the pearl of greatest price, He’s the treasure in the field
The only broken heart that’s ever truly been healed.
I’m rich in the spirit, I’m wealthy in the Word
The greatest story that the world has ever heard.
(Bridge
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