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Hymns · 1873

All for Jesus!

Songwriter Mary James, Asa Hull

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Verse 1
All for Je­sus, all for Je­sus!
All my be­ing’s ran­somed pow­ers: (I Cor. 6:19-20)
All my thoughts and words and do­ings, (Rom. 12:1-2, Col. 3:17)
All my days and all my hours.

Chorus
All for Je­sus! All for Je­sus!
All my days and all my hours;
All for Je­sus! All for Je­sus!
All my days and all my hours.

Verse 2
Let my hands per­form His bid­ding,
Let my feet run in His ways; (Ps. 119:32)
Let my eyes see Je­sus on­ly, (Heb. 12:2)
Let my lips speak forth His praise. (Ps. 34:1, Ps. 71:8)

Verse 3
Worldlings prize their gems of beau­ty,
Cling to gild­ed toys of dust,
Boast of wealth and fame and plea­sure; (I John 2:15-17)
Only Je­sus will I trust. (Prov. 3:5)

Verse 4
Since my eyes were fixed on Je­sus, (Heb. 12:2)
I’ve lost sight of all be­side;
So en­chained my spir­it’s vi­sion,
Looking at the Cru­ci­fied.

Verse 5
Oh, what won­der! how amaz­ing!
Jesus, glo­ri­ous King of kings, (I Tim. 6:15, Rev. 17:14, Rev. 19:16)
Deigns to call me His be­lov­èd, (Rom. 9:25, Song of Solomon 2:16, Song of Solomon 6:3)
Lets me rest be­neath His wings. (Ps. 17:8, Ps. 36:7, Ps. 57:1, Ps. 61:4, Ps. 63:7, Ps. 91:4, Matt. 23:37, Luke 13:34)