My Jesus, I Love Thee

Verse 1
My Je­sus, I love Thee, I know Thou art mine; (John 21:15-17, Song of Solomon 2:16)
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.

Verse 2
I love Thee be­cause Thou has first lov­èd me, (I John 4:19)
And pur­chased my par­don on Cal­va­ry’s tree. (I Pet. 2:24)
I love Thee for wear­ing the thorns on Thy brow; (Matthew 27:29, Mark 15:17, John 19:2, John 19:5)
If ever I loved 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; (Ps. 104:33, Ps. 146:2, Ps. 150:6)
And say when the death dew lies cold on my brow,
If ev­er I loved Thee, my Je­sus, ’tis now.

Verse 4
In man­sions of glo­ry and end­less delight, (John 14:2-3)
I’ll ev­er adore Thee in Heav­en so bright;
I’ll sing with the glit­ter­ing crown on my brow; (I Pet. 5:4)
If ev­er I loved Thee, my Je­sus, ’tis now.