Gospel Praise Book. ‎#223

223. O, How I Love Jesus

1 Jesus, the name high over all,
In hell, or earth, or sky;
Angels and men before it fall,
And devils fear and fly.

Chorus:
O, how I love Jesus!
O, how I love Jesus!
O, how I love Jesus!
Because He first lov’d me.
How can I forget Thee?
How can I forget my Lord?
How can I forget Thee?
Dear lord, remember me.

2 Jesus, the name to sinners dear,
The name to sinners given;
It scatters all their guilty fear;
It turns their hell to heav’n. [Chorus]

3 Jesus, the pris’ner’s fetters breaks,
And bruises Satan’s head;
Pow’r into strengthless souls He speaks,
And life into the dead. [Chorus]

4 O that the world might taste and see
The riches of His grace;
The arms of love that compass me
Would all mankind embrace. [Chorus]

5 His only righteousness I show;
His saving truth proclaim;
’Tis all my business, here below
To cry, Behold the Lamb! [Chorus]

6 Happy, if with my latest breath
I may but gasp His Name,
Preach Him to all, and cry, in death,
Behold, behold the Lamb! [Chorus]

Text Information

• First Line: Jesus, the name high over all
• Title: O, How I Love Jesus
• Author: Charles Wesley
• Refrain First Line: O, how I love Jesus
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1885
• Topic: Christ's Resurrection and Exaltation

Tune Information

• Name: [Jesus, the name high over all]