My goal is Christ and Christ alone

Ah! tell me not of gold or treasure,
Of pomp and beauty here on earth:
There’s not a thing that gives me pleasure,
Of all this world displays for worth.

Chorus—
Each heart will seek and love its own;
My goal is Christ and Christ alone,
My goal is Christ and Christ alone.

The world and her pursuits will perish;
Her beauty’s fading like a flower;
The brightest schemes the earth can cherish
Are but the pastime of an hour.

Each heart, etc.

Against this tower there’s no prevailing;
His Kingdom passes not away;
His throne abides, despite assailing,
From henceforth unto endless day.

Each heart, etc.

And though a pilgrim I must wander,
Still absent from the One I love,
He will soon have me with Him yonder
In His own glory‑realms above.

Triumphantly I therefore own,
My goal is Christ and Christ alone,
My goal is Christ and Christ alone.

Bible Students Hymnal
William Hunter