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.
