Verse 1. My Jesus, I love thee, I know thou art mine,
For thee all the follies of sin I resign;
My gracious Redeemer, my Saviour art thou;
If ever I lov’d thee, my Jesus, ’tis now.
Verse 2. I love thee, because thou hast first loved me,
And purchased my pardon on Calvary’s tree;
I love thee for wearing the thorns on thy brow:
If ever I lov’d thee, my Jesus, ’tis now.
Verse 3. I’ll 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 lov’d thee, my Jesus, ’tis now.
Verse 4. 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 lov’d thee, my Jesus, ’tis now.
Text copied from New Baptist Hymnal (1926). The words were published in 1864, which places them in the public domain in the United States, so your church may print them, show them and sing them without a license.
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