Text:My God, I love Thee, not because
Author (ascribed to):Francis Xavier
Translator:Edward Caswall
Tune:[XAVIER] (Stainer)
Composer:John Stainer

559. My God, I love Thee, not because

Text Information
First Line: My God, I love Thee, not because
Author (ascribed to): Francis Xavier (c. 1546)
Translator: Edward Caswall (1849: v. 1, lines 3, 4, alt.)
Meter: C.M.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1921
Topic: Christ: Passion and Crucifixion; Christian Experience: Love and Communion with Christ; Communion: With Christ (1 more...)
Source: 17th century Latin version of a Spanish sonnet
Notes: Now Public Domain. Text of hymn
Tune Information
Name: [XAVIER] (Stainer)
Composer: John Stainer (1875)
Meter: C.M.
Key: E♭ Major
Notes: Public Domain.



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