My Jesus I Love Thee
Backgrounder:16 year old William
Featherston of Montreal wrote
this simple hymn shortly after his
conversion in 1862. Featherston
sent the poem to his aunt in LA
who then sent it to England,
where it appeared in the London
Hymnbook of 1864. Baptist
minister Gordon was preparing a
hymnal for Baptist congregations
when he saw: My Jesus I Love
Thee in the British hymnal. He
didn’t like the music the words
were set to, and he later wrote
a tune which complemented
the simple words and soon the
hymn was sung across America.
Lord Jesus, we Love Thee:
This is real love – not that we
loved God, but that He loved us
and sent His Son as a sacrifice to
take away our sins. Dear friends,
since God loved us that much, we
surely ought to love each other.
If we love one another, God
abides in us… There is no fear
in love; but perfect love casts
out fear… God is love, and he
who abides in love abides in God.
We love Him because He first
loved us (1 John 4:10-12, 18-19).
Lord, thank U for first loving me!
As we live in You, our love grows
more complete. Although I don’t
understand the trials I may go
through, I trust in Yr love for me.
Help me to abide in you. Fill me
with your perfect love that casts
out all fear, so that I can live
in confidence and rest in You
and share your amazing love
with those around me.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
My Jesus, I love Thee,
I know Thou art mine –
For Thee all the follies
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 loved 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.
Backgrounder:16 year old William
Featherston of Montreal wrote
this simple hymn shortly after his
conversion in 1862. Featherston
sent the poem to his aunt in LA
who then sent it to England,
where it appeared in the London
Hymnbook of 1864. Baptist
minister Gordon was preparing a
hymnal for Baptist congregations
when he saw: My Jesus I Love
Thee in the British hymnal. He
didn’t like the music the words
were set to, and he later wrote
a tune which complemented
the simple words and soon the
hymn was sung across America.
Lord Jesus, we Love Thee:
This is real love – not that we
loved God, but that He loved us
and sent His Son as a sacrifice to
take away our sins. Dear friends,
since God loved us that much, we
surely ought to love each other.
If we love one another, God
abides in us… There is no fear
in love; but perfect love casts
out fear… God is love, and he
who abides in love abides in God.
We love Him because He first
loved us (1 John 4:10-12, 18-19).
Lord, thank U for first loving me!
As we live in You, our love grows
more complete. Although I don’t
understand the trials I may go
through, I trust in Yr love for me.
Help me to abide in you. Fill me
with your perfect love that casts
out all fear, so that I can live
in confidence and rest in You
and share your amazing love
with those around me.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
My Jesus, I love Thee,
I know Thou art mine –
For Thee all the follies
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 loved 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.