by Jane Marshall
My God, I love Thee;
Not because I hope for heav'n thereby,
Nor yet because who love Thee not must die eternally.
Thou , O my Jesus, Thou didst me upon the cross embrace;
For me didst bear the nails,
The nails and spear, and manifold disgrace.
Why, then why, O blessed Jesus Christ, should I not love Thee well?
Not for the hope of winning heav'n, or of escaping hell;
Not with the hope of gaining aught, not seeking a reward;
But as Thyself hast loved me, O ever loving Lord!
E'en so I love Thee, and will love, and in Thy praise will sing;
Solely because Thou art my God, and my Eternal King.
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Taken from the March 26, 2006 Order for the Worship of God at Park Cities Presbyterian Church (Dallas, Texas), p. 4. You should have heard this sung. I still hear the reverberating beauty.
3 comments:
Thanks for sharing, Will. How vital it is to love God the way He surely loves us... and display that same manner of love to our neighbors. This is a good song to reflect on and consider seriously.
This is beautiful text, indeed...wish I had heard it in worship! Thanks for posting..
Glad to share it with you all.
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