The Cyber Hymnal ‎#3351

3351. Jesus I Will Never Leave

1. Jesus I will never leave,
Who for me Himself hath given;
Firmly unto Him I’ll cleave
Nor from Him be ever driven.
Life from Him doth light receive,
Jesus I will never leave.

2. Jesus I will never leave
While on earth I am abiding;
That I have to Him I give,
All my cares in Him confiding.
Naught shall me of Him bereave,
Jesus I will never leave.

3. Though my sight shall pass away,
Hearing, taste, and feeling fail me;
Though my life’s last light of day
Shall o’ertake and sore assail me;
When His summons I receive,
Jesus I will never leave.

4. Nor will I my Jesus leave
When at last I shall come thither
Where His saints He will receive,
Where in bliss they live together.
Endless joy to me He’ll give,
Jesus I will never leave.

5. Not for earth’s vain joys I crave
Nor, without him, Heaven’s pleasure;
Jesus, who my soul did save,
Evermore shall be my Treasure.
He redemption did achieve,
Jesus I will never leave.

Text Information

• First Line: Jesus I will never leave
• Title: Jesus I Will Never Leave
• German Title: Meinen Jesum lass' ich nicht
• Author: Christian Keimann (1658)
• Meter: 78.78.77
• Language: English
• Source: composite translation
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: MEINEM JESUM LASS ICH NICHT
• Meter: 78.78.77
• Incipit: 11716 71332 54321
• Key: G Major
• Copyright: Public Domain