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1 My God, my life, my love,
To thee, to thee I call;
I can not live if thou remove,
For thou art all in all.
2 Thy shining grace can cheer
This dungeon where I dwell;
'Tis paradise when thou art here;
If thou depart, 'tis hell.
3 The smilings of thy face,
How amiable they are!
'Tis heaven to rest in thine embrace;
And nowhere else but there.
4 To thee, and thee alone,
The angels owe their bliss;
They sit around thy gracious throne,
And dwell where Jesus is.
5 Not all the harps above
Can make a heavenly place,
If God his residence remove,
Or but conceal his face.
6 Nor earth, nor all the sky,
Can one delight afford,
Nor yield one drop of real joy,
Without thy presence, Lord.
7 Thou art the sea of love,
Where all my pleasures roll;
The circle where my passions move,
And center of my soul.
Source: The Voice of Praise: a collection of hymns for the use of the Methodist Church #681
First Line: | My God, my life, my love! |
Title: | Christ's Presence Desirable |
Author: | Isaac Watts |
Meter: | 6.6.8.6 |
Language: | English |
Copyright: | Public Domain |
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The Cyber Hymnal #9367 | My God, My Life, My Love | My God, my life, my love | SHIRLAND | Isaac Watts | SM | <cite>Hymns and Spiritual Songs</cite>, Book II, 1707-09 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||||||
The Sacred Harp: the best collection of sacred songs, hymns, odes, and anthems ever offered the singing public for general use (1991 rev.) #147a | Boylston | My God, my life, my love | BOYLSTON | 1991 |