89 My Jesus, I Love Thee

1 My Jesus, I love thee, I know thou art mine,

For thee all the follies of sin I resign;

My gracious Redeemer, my Savior are thou:

If ever I loved thee, my Jesus, ’tis now.

2 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:

I ever I loved thee, my Jesus, ’tis now.

3 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.”

4 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.”