Concordia ‎#165

165. My Jesus, I Love Thee

1 My Jesus, I love Thee, I know Thou art mine,
For Thee all the follies of sin I resign;
My gracious Redeemer, my Savior art Thou,
If ever I loved Thee, my Jesus, ’tis now.

2 I love Thee, because Thou hast first loved me,
And purchased my pardon on Calvary’s tree;
I love Thee for wearing the thorns on Thy brow;
If ever I loved Thee, my Jesus, ’tis now.

3 I’ll love Thee in life, I will love Thee in death,
And praise Thee as long as Thou lendest me breath;
And say when the death-dew lies cold on my brow,
If ever I loved Thee, my Jesus, ’tis now.

4 In mansions of glory and endless delight,
I’ll ever adore Thee in heaven so bright;
I’ll sing with the glittering crown on my brow,
If ever I loved Thee, my Jesus, ’tis now.

Text Information

• First Line: My Jesus, I love Thee, I know Thou art mine
• Title: My Jesus, I Love Thee
• Refrain First Line: If ever I loved thee, my Jesus, 'tis now
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1918
• Topic: Closing Hymns
• Source: Anon.

Tune Information

• Name: MY JESUS, I LOVE THEE
• Composer: Adoniram J. Gordon, 1836-95
• Key: F Major