Only Jesus will I know

800 12th P. M. 76,76,78,76
Determined to know nothing but Jesus and him crucified

VAIN, delusive world, adieu,
   With all of creature good:
   Only Jesus I pursue,
   Who bought me with his blood:
   All thy pleasures I forego;
   I trample on thy wealth and pride;
   Only Jesus will I know,
   And Jesus crucified.

2 Other knowledge I disdain;
   ’Tis all but vanity:
   Christ, the Lamb of God, was slain,—
   He tasted death for me.
   Me to save from endless wo
   The sin-atoning victim died:
   Only Jesus will I know,
   And Jesus crucified.

3 Here will I set up my rest;
   My fluctuating heart
   From the haven of his breast
   Shall never more depart:
   Whither should a sinner go?
   His wounds for me stand open wide;
   Only Jesus will I know,
   And Jesus crucified.

4 Him to know is life and peace,
   And pleasure without end;
   This is all my happiness,
   On Jesus to depend;
   Daily in his grace to grow,
   And ever in his faith abide;
   Only Jesus will I know,
   And Jesus crucified.

5 O that I could all invite,
   This saving truth to prove;
   Show the length, the breadth, the height,
   And depth of Jesus’ love!
   Fain I would to sinners show
   The blood by faith alone applied;
   Only Jesus will I know,
   And Jesus crucified.
                        Charles Wesley
                        Methodist Episcopal hymnal (1870 edition)