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If I Gained the World

Author: Anna Ölander Appears in 25 hymnals First Line: If I gained the world, but lost the Savior Text Sources: Translation Composite

ÖLANDER

Appears in 22 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Anonymous Tune Sources: Swedish melody Tune Key: E Flat Major Incipit: 55653 51217 55654 Used With Text: If I Gained the World

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Author: Anna Ölander Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #2777 First Line: If I gained the world, but lost the Savior Lyrics: 1. If I gained the world, but lost the Savior, Were my life worth living for a day? Could my yearning heart find rest and comfort In the things that soon must pass away? If I gained the world, but lost the Savior, Would my gain be worth the lifelong strife? Are all earthly pleasures worth comparing For a moment with a Christ-filled life? 2. Had I wealth and love in fullest measure, And a name revered both far and near, Yet no hope beyond, no harbor waiting, Where my storm-tossed vessel I could steer; If I gained the world, but lost the Savior, Who endured the cross and died for me, Could then all the world afford a refuge, Whither, in my anguish, I might flee? 3. O what emptiness!—without the Savior ’Mid the sins and sorrows here below! And eternity, how dark without Him! Only night and tears and endless woe! What, though I might live without the Savior, When I come to die, how would it be? O to face the valley’s gloom without Him! And without Him all eternity! 4. O the joy of having all in Jesus! What a balm the broken heart to heal! Ne’er a sin so great, but He’ll forgive it, Nor a sorrow that He does not feel! If I have but Jesus, only Jesus, Nothing else in all the world beside— O then everything is mine in Jesus; For my needs and more He will provide. Languages: English Tune Title: ÖLANDER

If I Gained the World

Author: Anna Olander, 1861-1939 Hymnal: His Fullness Songs #293 (1977) First Line: If I gained the world, but lost the Saviour Lyrics: 1 If I gained the world, but lost the Saviour, Were my life worth living for a day? Could my yearning heart find rest and comfort In the things that soon must pass away? If I gained the world, but had no Saviour, Would my gain be worth the lifelong strife? Are all earthly pleasures worth comparing For a moment with a Christ-filled life? 2 Had I wealth and love in fullest measure, And a name revered both far and near, Yet no hope beyond, no harbor waiting, Where my storm-tossed vessel I could steer; If I gained the world, but had no Saviour, Who endured the cross and died for me, Could then all the world afford a refuge, Whither, in my anguish, I might flee? 3 O what emptiness!— without the Savior ’Mid the sins and sorrows here below! And eternity, how dark without Him! Only night and tears and endless woe! What, tho' I might live without the Saviour, When I come to die, how would it be? O to face the valley’s gloom without Him! And without Him all eternity! 4 O the joy of having all in Jesus! What a balm the broken heart to heal! Ne’er a sin so great, but He’ll forgive it, Nor a sorrow that He does not feel! If I have but Jesus, only Jesus, Nothing else in all the world beside— O then ev'rything is mine in Jesus; For my needs and more He will provide. Topics: Testimony Languages: English Tune Title: OM JAG AGDE ALLT

If I Gained the World

Author: Anna Olander Hymnal: Inspiring Gospel Solos and Duets No. 1 #29 (1943) First Line: If I gained the world, but lost the Savior Languages: English Tune Title: [If I gained the world, but lost the Savior]

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Anonymous

Composer of "ÖLANDER" in The Cyber Hymnal In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries.

Ellis J. Crum

1928 - 2011 Person Name: E. J. C. Author (stanza 5) of "If I Gained The World" in Special Sacred Selections

Anna Ölander

1861 - 1939 Person Name: Anna Olander Author of "If I Gained the World" in Hymns for the Family of God Ölander, Anna. (Linköping, Sweden, December 15, 1861--October 23, 1939, Linköping). Swedish Covenant. Daughter of teacher and pastor. Began to write poetry and stories at an early age. First collection, I skymningsstunden (1896) (In the Twilight Hour). Followed by three more volumes, 1906-1920. Wrote a number of original texts and translated several hymns for the first hymnal of the Swedish YMCA. In the tradition of revival, renewal, and consecration. --J. Irving Erickson, DNAH Archives