My Jesus, I Love Thee

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


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I love Thee because Thou has first loved me,
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And purchased my pardon on Calvary's tree.
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I love Thee for wearing the thorns on Thy brow;
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If ever I loved Thee, my Jesus, 'tis now.


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


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

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