The Celebration Hymnal ‎#79

79. 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.
I'll sing with the glittering crown on my brow,
"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: 1997
• Topic: Adore the Lord

Tune Information

• Name: GORDON
• Composer: Adoniram Gordon
• Arranger (descant and choral ending): William David Young
• Meter: 11.11.11.11.
• Key: F Major
• Copyright: Arr. ⓒ 1997 by Integrity's Hosanna! Music and Word Music (a div. of WORD MUSIC)
• Notes: Optional last stanza setting with descant in the key of G Major. Optional choral ending.