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 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?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.