I’ve been reading the Bible lately and all the personal pronouns are jumping out. So, when thinking through what hymn to do today – this is the one I started singing in my head.
If Jesus is your Savior – He HAS to be personal to you. You can’t keep Jesus at a distance. He longs to be there, right with you – all the time. And the Spirit lives in you to make that happen.
This song, as a hymn, builds in power when being sung. You can’t help but meditating on the first few stanzas than singing at the top of your lungs the last one. I love it. And I have a deep desire for the Church to sing this with hands lifted high, smile on their faces, head flung backwards, gaze lifted upward.
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 has 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.
