Songs of Praise and Salvation ‎#55

55. I Want to Love Him Better

1 I see my Saviour hanging on the bloody tree,
By faith I see Him dying there in agony;
But in His death on Calv’ry is my hope and plea,
I want to love Him better, for He died for me.

Refrain:
I want to love Him better for He died for me,
I want to love Him better for He set me free;
I want to love Him better as the moments fly
I want to love Him better as the days go by.

2 The light He brought from heaven, made the darkness flee,
No more do types and shadows point to Calvary;
He broke the chains that bound me, when He looked at me,
I want to love Him better, for He set me free. [Refrain]

3 It veiled the face of nature to behold Him die,
It made the mountains tremble, when they heard Him cry;
He saved my soul from dying as He hung on high,
I want to love Him better as the moments fly. [Refrain]

4 But now he lives in glory, in that home on high,
Where angels chant the story, how He came to die;
But till I join that chorus with them in the sky,
I want to love Him better as the days go by. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: I see my Saviour hanging on the bloody tree
• Title: I Want to Love Him Better
• Author: Rev. Johnson Oatman, Jr.
• Refrain First Line: I want to love Him better for He died for me
• Publication Date: 1902
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: [I see my Saviour hanging on the bloody tree]
• Composer: Wm. J. Kirkpatrick
• Notes: Now Public Domain.