I Lost the World

[Verse 1] I lost the world with its sin and shame, When I found Jesus, O praise His name! I lost my sorrow, -what blessed loss! When I found mercy at Calvary's cross. [Chorus] I lost the world and the world lost me, When I found pardon at Calvary; I lost all my sadness, but I found peace and gladness, When I lost the world and the world lost me. [Verse 2] I lost my love for its gilded toys, I found the riches of endless joys; I lost a heart just as hard as stone, I found a blessing before unknown. [Chorus] I lost the world and the world lost me, When I found pardon at Calvary; I lost all my sadness, but I found peace and gladness, When I lost the world and the world lost me. [Verse 3] I lost a burden of guilt and sin, I found a rest, perfect rest within; I lost my blindness and now I see, Light dawned upon me at Calvary. [Chorus] I lost the world and the world lost me, When I found pardon at Calvary; I lost all my sadness, but I found peace and gladness, When I lost the world and the world lost me. [Verse 4] I lost the fetters that held me fast, I found a freedom from sin at last; I lost the world and the world lost me, Thanks be to Jesus my song shall be. [Chorus] I lost the world and the world lost me, When I found pardon at Calvary; I lost all my sadness, but I found peace and gladness, When I lost the world and the world lost me.