Verse 1
The worldly man of wealth possest
Doth nothing else esteem,
In wealth he seeks his joy and rest,
And happiness supreme;
To wealth, in the Almighty’s stead,
He trusts for clothes and food,
And when he prays for daily bread,
He only mocks our God.
Verse 2
His god is that to which he gives
His confidence and love:
His portion he from earth receives,
And slights the things above:
A mystic kingdom he disdains
To none but beggars given,
And never seeks, and never gains
Th’ inheritance of heaven.