Sacred Poems and Hymns ‎#191

191. Lovest thou Me? I hear my Saviour say

"Lovest thou Me?" I hear my Saviour say;
Would that my heart had power to answer "Yea,"
Thou knowest all things, Lord, in heaven above,
And earth beneath; Thou knowest that I love."

But 'tis not so; in word, in deed, in thought,
I do not, cannot love Thee as I ought;
Thy love must give that power, Thy love alone;
There's nothing worthy of Thee but Thine own.

Lord, with the love wherewith Thou lovest me,
Reflected on Thyself, I would love Thee;
Thence on my brethren shed, might it be seen
By all around, that I with Thee had been.

Text Information

• First Line: Lovest thou Me? I hear my Saviour say
• Title: Lovest thou Me? I hear my Saviour say
• Author: James Montgomery
• Meter: 10.10.10.10
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1854
• Scripture:
  John 21:15-17
• Topic: Lovest thou Me?

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