My Jesus, I love Thee, I know Thou art 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 Calvary's tree;
I love Thee for wearing the thorns on Thy brow:
If ever I loved Thee, my Jesus, 'tis now.
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 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."
