The Lutheran Hymnary ‎#347

347. Jesus, Thy boundless love to me

1 Jesus, Thy boundless love to me
No thought can reach, no tongue declare;
O knit 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 grant that nothing in my soul
May dwell, but Thy pure love alone;
O may Thy love possess me whole,
My joy, my treasure, and my crown:
Strange fires far from my soul remove;
My every act, word, thought, be love.

3 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.

4 Unwearied may I this pursue,
Dauntlessly 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 the sacred treasure there.

5 Still let Thy love point out my way;
What wondrous things Thy love hath wrought!
Still lead me, lest I go astray;
Direct my word, inspire my thought;
And if I fall, soon may I hear
Thy voice, and know that love is near.

6 In suffering, be Thy love my peace;
In weakness, be Thy love my power;
And when the storms of life shall cease,
Jesus, in that important hour
In death, as life, be Thou my guide,
And save me, who for me hast died.

Text Information

• First Line: Jesus, Thy boundless love to me
• Author: P. Gerhardt (1653)
• Meter: 8s. 6L.
• Publication Date: 1913
• Topic: The Church Year: Third Sunday after Easter; Love to God and the Savior
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: [Jesus, Thy boundless love to me]
• Composer: S. S. Wesley, 1810—76
• Meter: 8s. 6L.
• Key: E♭ Major
• Notes: Now Public Domain.