Church Book ‎#406

406. Jesus, Thy boundless Love to me

1 Jesus, Thy boundless Love to me
No thought can reach, no tongue declare;
Unite my thankful heart to Thee,
And reign without a rival there.
Thine wholly, Thine alone I am;
Be Thou alone my constant flame.

2 O Love, how cheering is Thy ray!
All pain before Thy presence flies:
Care, anguish, sorrow, melt away,
Where'er Thy healing beams arise:
O Jesus, nothing may I see,
Nothing desire or seek but Thee!

3 Unwearied, may I this pursue,
Dauntless to the high prize aspire;
Hourly within my soul renew
This holy flame, this heavenly fire;
And day and night be all my care
To guard this sacred treasure there!

Text Information

• First Line: Jesus, Thy boundless Love to me
• German Title: O Jesu Christ mein schönstes Licht
• Author: Paul Gerhardt (1656)
• Translator: John Wesley (1739, a.)
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1890
• Topic: The Christian Life: Love to God and Christ; Sunday after New Year; Sundays in Lent; Fourth Sunday after Trinity; Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity

Tune Information

• Name: O DASZ ICH TAUSEND ZUNGEN HÄTTE
• Key: F Major
• Notes: Source from index: Pub. by J. B. König at Frankfurt a | M. 1738