Luke 18:29: There is no man that hath left house, &c

How rich in God's esteem
Is Jesus' minister,
Who has abandon'd all for Him,
And nothing covets here!
From hopes and fears set free
He labours for the sky,
In apostolic poverty
Resolved to live and die.

For precious souls he cares,
Their willing servant is,
And glad attends the royal heirs
Of everlasting bliss;
Nothing he hath, below,
And yet of all possess'd
Exults in perfect peace to go
And share that heavenly feast.

Lord we our seal set to.
Before we hence remove,
And testify that Thou art true,
To those who trust Thy love:
Besprinkled with Thy blood,
In deepest poverty,
Detach'd from every outward good
We all things have in Thee.

In Thy mysterious peace.
Which rules the spotless mind,
We here an hundredfold possess
For what we left behind;
Happy on earth we live
Who know our sins forgiven,
And die exulting to receive
Our full reward in heaven.