Nothing But the Love of Jesus

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Nothing but the love of Jesus can supply my inmost need

Author: Annie S. Hawks
Tune: [Nothing but the love of Jesus]
Published in 4 hymnals

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1 Nothing but the love of Jesus
Can supply my inmost need;
What tho' I have golden treasures?
He alone my soul can feed.

Chorus:
Only Jesus, only Jesus,
Thro' the wilderness can lead;
Only Jesus, only Jesus
Thro' the wilderness can lead.

2 Nothing but the love of Jesus
Can my longing satisfy;
From the fount of living waters,
If I drink not, I must die.

Chorus:
Only Jesus, only Jesus
Hears the fainting spirit's cry;
Only Jesus, only Jesus
Hears the fainting spirit's cry.

3 Nothing but the love of Jesus
Doth my wand'ring heart recall;
Nothing but His grace extended
Can restore me when I fall.

Chorus:
Only Jesus, only Jesus
Loves me notwithstanding all;
Only Jesus, only Jesus
Loves me notwithstanding all.

4 Nothing but the love of Jesus
Lights the way thro' sorrow's gloom,
Fills the barren waste with singing,
Makes the desert places bloom.

Chorus:
Only Jesus, only Jesus
Breaks the silence of the tomb;
Only Jesus, only Jesus
Breaks the silence of the tomb.

Source: International Song Service: with Bright Gems from fifty authors, for Sunday-schools, gospel meetings, missionary and young people's societies, prayer-meetings, etc. #18

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Author: Annie S. Hawks

Hawks, Annie Sherwood. Mrs. Hawks was born in Hoosick, N. Y., May 28, 1835, and has resided for many years at Brooklyn. Her hymns were contributed to Bright Jewels, Pure Gold, Boyal Diadem, Brightest and Best, Temple Anthems, Tidal Wave, and other popular Sunday School hymnbooks. They include "I need Thee every hour" (written April, 1872), "Thine, most gracious Lord," "Why weepest thou? Whom seekest thou?" and others of the same type. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)… Go to person page >

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First Line:	Nothing but the love of Jesus can supply my inmost need
Title:	Nothing But the Love of Jesus
Author:	Annie S. Hawks
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Only Jesus, only Jesus, through the wilderness
Copyright:	Public Domain