The Cyber Hymnal ‎#8213

8213. I Love Him Far Better

1 It pays to serve Jesus, I speak from my heart;
He’ll always be with us, if we do our part;
There’s naught in this wide world can pleasure afford,
There’s peace and contentment in serving the Lord.

Refrain:
I love Him far better than in days of yore,
I’ll serve Him more truly than ever before;
I’ll do as He bids me, whatever the cost,
I’ll be a true soldier — I’ll die at my post.

2 And oft when I’m tempted to turn from the track,
I think of my Savior — my mind wanders back
To the place where they nailed Him on Calvary’s tree—
I hear a voice saying, I suffered for thee. [Refrain]

3 There’s a place that remembrance still brings back to me,
’Twas there I found pardon — ’twas Heaven to me;
There Jesus spoke sweetly to my weary soul,
My sins were forgiven, He made my heart whole. [Refrain]

4 How rich is the blessing the world cannot give,
I’m satisfied fully for Jesus to live;
Tho’ friends may forsake me, and trials arise,
I’m trusting in Jesus, His love never dies. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: It pays to serve Jesus, I speak from my heart
• Title: I Love Him Far Better
• Author: Eli G. Christy
• Meter: 11.11.11.11 D
• Language: English
• Source: Songs of Love and Praise, by John R. Sweney et. al. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: John J. Hood, 1894)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: LITHUANIA
• Composer: Eli G. Christy (1894)
• Meter: 11.11.11.11 D
• Key: F Major
• Copyright: Public Domain