Hymns, Selected and Original ‎#55

55. My God, my life, my love

1 My God, my life, my love,
To thee, to thee, I call,
I cannot live if thou remove,
For thou art all in all.

2 Thy shining grace can cheer
This dungeon where I dwell;
'Tis paradise when thou art here;
If thou depart, 'tis hell.

3 To thee, and thee alone,
The angels owe their bliss;
They sit around thy gracious throne,
And dwell where Jesus is.

4 Not all the harps above
Can make a heavenly place,
If God his residence remove,
Or but conceal his face.

5 Nor earth, nor all the sky,
Can one delight afford,
No, not a drop of real joy,
Without thy presence, Lord.

6 To thee my spirits fly
With infinite desire,
And yet how far from thee I lie!
Dear Jesus raise me higher.

Text Information

• First Line: My God, my life, my love
• Meter: S. M.
• Publication Date: 1828
• Scripture:
  Psalm 73:25
• Topic: God all, and in all; Praise to God

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