| 702 | Glory to God#703 | 704 |
| Text: | Jesus, Thy Boundless Love to Me |
| Author: | Paul Gerhardt |
| Translator: | John Wesley |
| Tune: | ST. CATHERINE |
| Alterer: | James George Walton |
| Composer: | Henri Frederick Hemy |
| Media: | Audio recording |
1 Jesus, thy boundless love to me
no thought can reach, no tongue declare;
O knit my thankful heart to thee,
and reign without a rival there!
Thine wholly, thine alone, I’d live;
myself to thee entirely give.
2 O grant that nothing in my soul
may dwell, but thy pure love alone;
O may thy love possess me whole,
my joy, my treasure, and my crown!
All coldness from my heart remove;
may every act, word, thought be love.
3 O Love, how gracious is thy way!
All fear before thy presence flies;
care, anguish, sorrow melt away
where’er thy healing beams arise.
O Jesus, nothing may I see,
nothing desire, or seek, but thee.
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| First Line: | Jesus, thy boundless love to me |
| Title: | Jesus, Thy Boundless Love to Me |
| Author: | Paul Gerhardt (1653) |
| Translator: | John Wesley (1739 c., alt.) |
| Meter: | 8.8.8.8.8.8 |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 2013 |
| Scripture: | ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; |
| Topic: | Commitment; Dedication and Stewardship; Healing (2 more...) |
| Tune Information | |
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| Name: | ST. CATHERINE |
| Composer: | Henri Frederick Hemy (1864) |
| Alterer: | James George Walton (1874) |
| Meter: | 8.8.8.8.8.8 |
| Key: | G Major |
John Wesley learned the original German hymn from the Moravians during his time in Savannah, Georgia, and translated all sixteen stanzas. The tune, named for a 4th-century martyr, comes out of the Roman Catholic revival movement of the mid-19th century.
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