My Jesus, I Love Thee

My Jesus, I love Thee, I know Thou art mine!For Thee all the pleasures of sin I resign;My gracious Redeemer, my Saviour 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 will 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!"