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%OHSCRIP Mt 6:25-34, 1Jn 2:15-17, Phil 3:7-9, Ps 63:3
%OHTOPICS {Brevity of Life}, {Christian Life}, {Discipleship}, {Eternal Life}, {Gratitude}, {Jesus}, {Kindness, God's}, {Promises (see also Gospel)}, {Stewardship}, {Trust}
%OHCATEGORY STEWARDSHIP
%OHMETRICAL 6 7 6 7 6 6 6 6
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%OHCOMPOSER Fritsch, Ahasverus (1629-1701)
%OHARRANGER unknown
%OHAUTHOR Pfefferkorn, Georg Michael (1645-1731)
%OHTRANSLATOR Crull, August (1845-1923)
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X: 1
T: What Is the World to Me?
C: Words: Georg M. Pfefferkorn, 1667.  Translated by August Crull, 1893, alt.
C: Music: 'Was Frag Ich Nach Der Welt' Ahasverus Fritsch, 1679. Setting: The Selah Song Book, 1926.
C: copyright: public domain.  This score is a part of the Open Hymnal Project, 2026 Revision.
S: Music source: "The Selah Song Book", 1926 Hymn 329.
S: Lyrics source: The Handbook to the Lutheran Hymnal, 1942  Hymn 430
S: http://www.projectwittenberg.org/etext/hymnals/tlh/world.txt 
S: Note that the text of this hymn from the Handbook to the Lutheran Hymnal is available on Project Wittenberg, 
S: operated by the Walther Library of Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne and the text is listed as public domain.
S: 
S: Note that there is confusion about the translation date for this hymn as it is wrong in the usually-reliable 
S: TLH.  I find this in the "Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-book" by Lutheran Publication Board, Baltimore, 1893 Hymn 282
S: The mistake probably happened because it was translated well before the LCMS made an English language hymnal
S: so it was not published by CPH
S: 
S: Also note that the tune Darmstadt (Fritsch) or O Gott du Frommer Gott is an adaptation of this which affects 
S: both the tune and setting.  The adaptation was J. S. Bach.  But this is the original.  Some hymnals still 
S: label the modified tune as Was Frag Ich Nach Der Welt
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w: 1.~What is the world to me With all its vaun- ted plea- * sure 
w: 2.~The world is like a cloud And like a va- por flee- * ting, 
w: 3.~The world seeks to be praised And ho- nored by the migh- * ty, 
w: 4.~The world seeks af- ter wealth And all that mam- mon of- * fers, 
w: 5.~The world is sore- ly grieved When- e- ver it is sligh- * ted 
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w: When Thou, and Thou a- lone, Lord Je- sus, art my Trea- * sure! 
w: A sha- dow that de- clines, Swift to its end re- trea- * ting. 
w: Yet ne- ver once ref- lects That they are frail and fligh- * ty. 
w: Yet ne- ver is con- tent Though gold should fill its cof- * fers. 
w: Or when its hol- low fame And ho- nor have been bligh- * ted. 
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w: Thou o- nly, dea- rest Lord, My soul's De- light shalt be; 
w: My Je- sus doth a- bide, Though all things fade and flee; 
w: But what I tru- ly prize A- bove all things is He, 
w: I have a hi- gher good, Con- tent with it I'll be: 
w: Christ, Thy re- proach I bear Long as it plea- seth Thee; 
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w: Thou art my Peace, my Rest, What is the world to me! 
w: My e- ver- las- ting Rock, What is the world to me! 
w: My Je- sus, He a- lone, What is the world to me! 
w: My Je- sus is my Wealth, What is the world to me! 
w: I'm ho- nored by my Lord, What is the world to me! 
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%% 6. The world with wanton pride 
%% \tExalts its sinful pleasures 
%% \tAnd for them foolishly 
%% \tGives up the heavenly treasures. 
%% \tLet others love the world 
%% \tWith all its vanity; 
%% \tI love the Lord, my God, 
%% \tWhat is the world to me! 
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%% 7. The world abideth not; 
%% \tLo, like a flash 'twill vanish; 
%% \tWith all it gorgeous pomp 
%% \tPale death it cannot banish; 
%% \tIts riches pass away, 
%% \tAnd all its joys must flee; 
%% \tBut Jesus doth abide, 
%% \tWhat is the world to me! 
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%% 8. What is the world to me! 
%% \tMy Jesus is my Treasure, 
%% \tMy Life, my Health, my Wealth, 
%% \tMy Friend, my Love, my Pleasure, 
%% \tMy Joy, my Crown, my All, 
%% \tMy Bliss eternally. 
%% \tOnce more, then, I declare: 
%% \tWhat is the world to me! 
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