Baptist Hymnal 2008 ‎#552

552. My Jesus, I Love Thee

1 My Jesus, I love Thee, I know Thou art mine;
For Thee all the follies of sin I resign.
My gracious Redeemer, my Savior art Thou:
If ever I loved Thee, my Jesus, 'tis now.

2 I love Thee because Thou hast first loved me
And purchased my pardon on Calvary's tree.
I love Thee for wearing the thorns on Thy brow:
If ever I loved Thee, my Jesus, 'tis now.

3 I'll love Thee in life, I will love Thee in death,
And praise Thee as long as Thou lendest me breath.
And say, when the death dew lies cold on my brow,
"If ever I loved Thee, my Jesus, 'tis now."

4 In mansions of glory and endless delight,
I'll ever adore Thee in heaven so bright.
And singing Thy praises, before Thee I'll bow,
"If ever I loved Thee, my Jesus, 'tis now."

Text Information

• First Line: My Jesus, I love Thee, I know Thou art mine
• Title: My Jesus, I Love Thee
• Author: William R. Featherston
• Meter: 11.11.11.11.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2008
• Topic: Commitment, Dedication, Consecration, Devotion; Praise, Adoration, Worship, Exaltation of Jesus

Tune Information

• Name: GORDON
• Composer: Adoniram J. Gordon
• Arranger (last stanza setting): Greg Nelson
• Meter: 11.11.11.11.
• Key: F Major
• Copyright: Arr. © Copyright 2008 Van Ness Press, Inc. (ASCAP) (admin. by LifeWay Worship). All rights reserved.