A Pocket hymn-book, designed as a constant companion for the pious: collected from various authors (11th ed.) CVI. Jesu, thy boundless love to me

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CVI. Jesu, thy boundless love to me

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1 Jesu, 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 am;
Be thou alone my constant flame!

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;
Strange flames far from my heart remove;
My ev'ry act, word, thought, be love.

3 O love, how cheering is thy ray!
All pain before thy presence flies;
Care, anguish, sorrow, melt away,
Where'er thy healing beams arise;
O Jesu, nothing may I see,
Nothing desire or seek but thee!

4 Unweary'd may I this pursue,
Dauntless to the high prize aspire:
Hourly within my soul renew
This holy flame, this heavenly fire:
And day and night be all my care
To guard this sacred treasure there.

5 O that I as a little child
May follow thee and never rest,
Till sweetly thou hast breath'd thy mild
And lowly mind into my breast!
Nor ever may we parted be,
Till I become one spir't with thee.

6 Still let thy love point out my way;
How wond'rous things thy love hath wrought:
Still lead me, lest I go astray;
Direct my work, inspire my thought:
And if I fall, soon may I hear
Thy voice, and know that love is near.

7 In suff'ring be thy love my peace,
In weakness be thy love my pow'r:
And when the storms of life shall cease,
Jesu, in that important hour,
In death, as life, be thou my guide,
And save me, who for me hast dy'd!