All for Jesus!

All for Jesus, all for Jesus! All my being's ransomed powers

Author: Mary D. James
Tune: CONSTANCY (Anonymous)
Published in 249 hymnals

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1 All for Jesus! All for Jesus!
All my being’s ransomed pow'rs,
all my thoughts and words and doings,
all my days and all my hours.

2 Let my hands perform his bidding,
let my feet run in his ways;
let my eyes see Jesus only,
let my lips speak forth his praise.

3 Worldlings prize their gems of beauty,
cling to gilded toys of dust,
boast of wealth and fame and pleasure;
only Jesus will I trust.

4 Since my eyes were fixed on Jesus,
I’ve lost sight of all beside;
so enchained my spirit’s vision,
looking at the Crucified.

5 O what wonder! How amazing!
Jesus, glorious King of kings,
deigns to call me his beloved,
lets me rest beneath his wings.


Source: Trinity Psalter Hymnal #502

Author: Mary D. James

Mary Dagworthy Yard James USA 1810-1883. Born at Trenton, NJ, she began teaching Sunday school at age 13 in the Methodist Episcopal Church. She married Henry B James, and they had four children: Joseph, Mary, Ann, and Charles.. She became a prominent figure in the Wesleyan Holiness movement of the early 1800s, assisting Phoebe Palmer (also a hymnist) and often leading meetings at Ocean Grove, NJ, and elsewhere. She wrote articles that appeared in the “Guide to holiness”, “The New York Christian advocate”, “The contributor”, “The Christian witness:, “The Christian woman”, “The Christian standard”, and the “Ocean Grove record”. She wrote a biography of Edmund J Yard entitled, “The soul winner” (1883). She… Go to person page >

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Hymns of Faith #391

Hymns Old and New #10

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Praise for the Lord (Expanded Edition) #15

Praise! Our Songs and Hymns #453

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Rejoice Hymns #417

Sing Glory #661

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Sing Joyfully #421

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Soul-stirring Songs and Hymns (Rev. ed.) #311

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The Celebration Hymnal #588

The Christian Life Hymnal #481

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The Cyber Hymnal #92

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The Hymnal for Worship and Celebration #368

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Trinity Hymnal (Rev. ed.) #565

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Trinity Psalter Hymnal #502

Worship His Majesty #378

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