“The Pearl of Great Price”

i know this earth is my present abode
but i know not what the future may hold;
only i know my treasure is laid ahead,
obtainable after a cold, hard bed.

“Well done, my servant,” i hope to be told,
“Your efforts turned many hearts from the cold.
Collect your inheritance – though not earned –
your testimony caused many to repent and to learn.”

i once desired great fortune, fame, and glory,
but i traded them to share my Savior’s story.
It’s not important to build of great stones,
Remember the rich fool – he died all alone!

Once building for on earth to dwell
the Lord showed me the world was not well.
He set my heart on building for him,
now the things of this world have grown strangely dim.

When Jesus calls me one day to rest
i pray i’ve shared how much i’ve been blessed;
when the pearly white gates open above,
i will walk in singing about his love!