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Profession of Love to Christ

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And have I, Christ, no love for Thee

Author: Samuel Stennett
Tune: CHIMES (Mason)
Published in 31 hymnals

Representative Text

1 And have I, Christ, no love to thee,
No passion for thy charms?
No wish my Saviour's face to see,
And dwell within his arms?

2 Is there no spark of gratitude
In this cold heart of mine,
To him whose generous bosom glow'd
With friendship all divine?

3 Can I pronounce his charming name,
His acts of kindness tell;
And, while I dwell upon the theme,
No sweet emotion feel?

4 Such base ingratitude as this
What heart but must detest!
Sure Christ deserves the noblest place
In every human breast.

5 A very wretch, Lord, I should prove,
Had I no love to thee:
Rather than not my Saviour love,
O may I cease to be!

Source: A Collection of Evangelical Hymns #CIII

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Author: Samuel Stennett

Samuel Stennett was born at Exeter, in 1727. His father was pastor of a Baptist congregation in that city; afterwards of the Baptist Chapel, Little Wild Street, London. In this latter pastorate the son succeeded the father in 1758. He died in 1795. Dr. Stennett was the author of several doctrinal works, and a few hymns. --Annotations of the Hymnal, Charles Hutchins, M.A. 1872.… Go to person page >

Text Information

Text Information

First Line:	And have I, Christ, no love for Thee
Title:	Profession of Love to Christ
Author:	Samuel Stennett
Meter:	8.6.8.6
Language:	English
Copyright:	Public Domain

Notes

And have I, Christ, no love for Thee. S. Stennett. [Holy Anxiety.] Contributed to Rippon s Baptist Selections, 1787, No. 252, in 5 stanza of 4 lines. It has passed into several hymn-books. It is also found in his Memoir by W. Jones, 1824. Orig. text, Spurgeon's Our Own Hymn Book, 1863, No. 640.

-- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

Tune

CHIMES (Mason)

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Timeline

Page Scans

Hymn and Tune Book for Use in Old School or Primitive Baptist Churches (1886), p.94

Instances

Instances (1 - 31 of 31)

A Baptist Hymn Book, Designed Especially for the Regular Baptist Church and All Lovers of Truth #d31

A Choice Selection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs for the use of the Baptist Church and all lovers of song #161

A Collection of Evangelical Hymns #CIII

A Collection of Hymns, for the use of the United Brethren in Christ #1049

A New and Choice Selection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs for the Use of the Regular Baptist Church. 10th ed. #d18

A New Selection of Hymns; designed for the use of conference meetings, private circles, and congregations, as a supplement to Dr. Watts' Psalms and Hymns #312

A New Selection of Psalms and Hymns from the Most Approved Authors, Adapted to Public and Private Worship. 2nd ed. #d24

A New Selection of Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs #134

A Selection of Hymns & Psalms #185

A Selection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs #H.CLIII

A Selection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs #H.CLIII

A Selection of Hymns from the Best Authors, intended to be an Appendix to Dr. Watts' Psalms & Hymns. 2nd Baltimore ed. #aCCLII

A Selection of Hymns from the Best Authors. #252

A Selection of Hymns, from Various Authors #d12

A Selection of Hymns #CCLII

Baptist Hymn Book #a314

Hymn and Tune Book for Use in Old School or Primitive Baptist Churches #232

Primitive Baptist Hymn Book for All Lovers of Sacred Song. 3rd ed. #d9

Revival Hymns. 4th ed. #d5

Songs of Devotion for Christian Assocations #127

The Baptist Hymn Book #608

The Baptist Hymn Book #314

The Cluster of Spiritual Songs, Divine Hymns and Sacred Poems #CCCXIV

The Devotional Hymn and Tune Book #83

The Devotional Hymn Book #d26

The Good Old Songs #d22

The Good Old Songs #533

The Pilgrim's Hymnal. #d10

The Primitive Hymns #d20

The Psalmist #S73

The Psalms and Hymns of Dr. Watts #970

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