The Cyber Hymnal ‎#9367

9367. My God, My Life, My Love

1 My God, my life, my love,
To Thee, to Thee I call;
I cannot live if Thou remove,
For Thou art all in all.

2 Thy shining grace can cheer
This dungeon where I dwell;
’Tis paradise when Thou art here;
If Thou depart, ’tis hell.

3 The smilings of Thy face,
How amiable they are!
’Tis heav’n to rest in Thine embrace,
And no where else but there.

4 To Thee, and Thee alone,
The angels owe their bliss;
They sit around Thy gracious throne,
And dwell where Jesus is.

5 Not all the harps above
Could make a heav’nly place,
If God His residence remove,
Or but conceal His face.

6 Nor earth, nor all the sky,
Can one delight afford,
No, not a drop of real joy,
Without Thy presence, Lord.

7 Thou art the sea of love,
Where all my pleasures roll:
The circle where my passions move,
And center of my soul.

8 To Thee my spirits fly
With infinite desire;
And yet how far from Thee I lie!

Text Information

• First Line: My God, my life, my love
• Title: My God, My Life, My Love
• Author: Isaac Watts
• Meter: SM
• Language: English
• Source: Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Book II, 1707-09
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: SHIRLAND
• Composer: Samuel Stanley (ca. 1796)
• Meter: SM
• Key: G Major
• Copyright: Public Domain