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Text:Do not I love Thee, O my Lord?

404. Do not I love Thee, O my Lord?

1 Do not I love Thee, O my Lord?
Behold my heart and see;
And turn each hateful idol out
That dares to rival Thee.

2 Do not I love Thee from my soul?
Then let me nothing love:
Dead be my heart to ev'ry joy
Which Thou dost not approve.

3 Is not Thy name melodious still
To mine attentive ear?
Doth not each pulse with pleasure beat
My Saviour’s voice to hear?

4 Hast Thou a lamb in all Thy flock
I would disdain to feed?
Hast Thou a foe, before whose face
I fear Thy cause to plead?

5 Thou know’st I love Thee, dearest Lord;
But oh! I long to soar
Far from the sphere of mortal joys,
That I may love Thee more.

Text Information
First Line: Do not I love Thee, O my Lord?
Meter: C. M.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1870
Topic: Christ: Precious; Christ: Love to; Christians: their life and experience (3 more...)
Notes: Author from index: Doddridge
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