You ask me why I love the Lord.
   Well, friend, just let me say
Life was not worth living
   'Till the Saviour came my way.

You say I lose so much in life.
   Yes, friend, PRAISE GOD, I do.
I lose the sin and sorrow
   Which was all I ever knew.

I lose the days spent seeking joy,
   The long nights full of tears;
I lose the heavy burdens,
   Which I carried through the years.

But friend, I would not have them back
   For all that you could pay.
My life was not worth living
   'Till the Saviour came my way.