Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church ‎#374

374. Jesus, I live to Thee

1 Jesus, I live to Thee,
The loveliest and best;
My life in Thee, Thy life in me,
In Thy blest love I rest.

2 Jesus, I die to Thee;
Whenever death shall come,
To die in Thee is life to me,
In my eternal home.

3 Whether to live or die,
I know not which is best;
To live in Thee is bliss to me,
To die is endless rest.

4 Living or dying, Lord,
I ask but to be Thine;
My life in Thee, Thy life in me,
Makes heaven for ever mine.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Jesus, I live to Thee
• Author: Henry Harbaugh (1850)
• Meter: S. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1917
• Topic: The Christian Life: Christian Service

Tune Information

• Name: LYTE
• Composer: John B. Wilkes (1861)
• Meter: S. M.
• Key: a minor