
Hymnal: Hymns, Selected and Original #55 (1828) Meter: 6.6.8.6 Lyrics: 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. Topics: God all, and in all; Praise to God Scripture: Psalm 73:25
My God, my life, my love