A certain man of whom we read

A certain man of whom we read,

Who lived in days of old,

Though he was rich, he felt his need

Of something more than gold.

Chorus:

Oh, yes, oh, yes, there’s something more,

Something more than gold:

To know your sins are all forgiven

Is something more than gold.

It happened on a certain day,

This little man was told

That Jesus soon would pass that way

With something more than gold.

He climbed a tree above the crowd,

So that he might behold

That blessed One with power to give

Him something more than gold.

The Savior came along the way

And saw him in the tree;

Then calling to him, Jesus said,

“I must abide with thee.”

So he obeyed, and soon he found

The half had not been told;

The blessing Jesus brought to him

Was better far than gold.