Lutheran Worship ‎#280

280. Jesus, Your Boundless Love So True

1 Jesus, your boundless love so true
No thought can reach, no tongue declare;
Unite my thankful heart to you,
And reign without a rival there.
Yours wholly, yours alone I am;
Be you alone my sacred flame.

2 Oh, grant that nothing in my soul
May dwell but your pure love alone;
Oh, may your love possess me whole,
My joy, my treasure, and my crown!
All coldness from my heart remove;
My ev'ry act, word, thought be love.

3 This love unwearied I pursue
And dauntlessly to you aspire.
Oh, may your love my hope renew,
Glow in my soul like heav'nly fire!
And day and night be all my care
To guard this sacred treasure there.

4 In suff'ring be your love my peace,
In weakness be your love my pow'r;
And when the storms of life shall cease,
O Jesus, in that final hour
Be then my rod and staff and guide
And draw me safely to your side.

Text Information

• First Line: Jesus, your boundless love so true
• Title: Jesus, Your Boundless Love So True
• Author: Paul Gerhardt, 1607-76
• Translator: John Wesley, 1703-91 (alt.)
• Meter: 88 88 88
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1982
• Topic: Aspiration; Commitment; Hope; Inner Life; Love; Redeemer

Tune Information

• Name: VATER UNSER
• Composer: Martin Luther, 1483-1546
• Meter: 88 88 88
• Key: B♭ Major
• Copyright: Arrangement: Copyright 1953 Württembergisches Choralbuch.