My Jesus, I Love Thee

My Jesus, I love Thee, I know thou are mine.
For Thee all the follies of sin I resign.
My gracious Redeemer,  my Savior art thou.
If ever I loved Thee, My Jesus, 'tis now.

I love Thee because thou hast first loved me,
and purchased my pardon on Calgary's tree.
I love Thee for wearing the thorns on thy brow.
If ever I loved Thee, My Jesus, 'tis now.

I will love Thee in life, I will love thee in death,
And praise Thee as long as thou lendest me breath,
And say when the death dew lies cold on my  brow,
If ever I loved Thee, my Jesus, 'tis now.

In mansions of glory and endless delight,
I'll ever adore Thee in heaven so bright.
I'll sing with the glittering crown on my brow,
If ever I loved Thee, my Jesus, 'tis now.
 
 

WORDS:   William R. Featherstone, ca. 1862
MUSIC: Adoniram J. Gordon  1876
 

My Jesus, I Love Thee