"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.
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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 |
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Topic: | Lovest thou Me? |