The Cyber Hymnal ‎#10814

10814. Why I Love Jesus

1 Would you know why I love Jesus?
Why He is so dear to me?
’Tis because my blessèd Savior
From my sins hath set me free.

Refrain:
This is why, yes, why I love Him,
This is why I love Him so;
He has pardoned my transgressions,
He has washed me white as snow.

2 Would you know why I love Jesus?
Why He is so dear to me?
’Tis because the blood of Jesus
Fully saves and cleanses me. [Refrain]

3 Would you know why I love Jesus?
Why He is so dear to me?
’Tis because, amid temptation,
He supports and strengthens me. [Refrain]

4 Would you know why I love Jesus?
Why He is so dear to me?
’Tis because, in every conflict,
Jesus gives me victory. [Refrain]

5 Would you know why I love Jesus?
Why He is so dear to me?
’Tis because my friend and Savior
He will ever, ever be. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Would you know why I love Jesus?
• Title: Why I Love Jesus
• Author: Elisha Albright Hoffman (alt.)
• Refrain First Line: This is why, yes, why I love Him
• Language: English
• Source: Songs of Gratitude by James H. Fillmore (Cincinnati: Fillmore Brothers, 1887
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: This source gives the author as George A. Robertson, possibly a pseudonym, or an error; later hymnals all credit Hoffman

Tune Information

• Name: [Would you know why I love Jesus]
• Composer: Edwin Othello Excell (1897)
• Key: D♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain