I'M RICH!

My Father is rich in cattle,
In houses, in land, and in gold.
He owns the earth and the heavens;
His riches are untold.

My father owns time and eternity,
He controls it, it's all in His power.
I'm His and He gives me allowance
Of time, hour by hour!

Each moment shines as a diamond,
Set in its hour of gold;
It shines upon the breast of days,
Each is mine till it's sold.

Help me, Father, to treasure each one,
And not sell it for earth's passing dross,
But buy with it, treasures in heaven,
By taking up my cross!

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