My Jesus, I love Thee, I know Thou art mine ! For Thee all the pleasures of sin I resign ; My gracious Redeemer, my Saviour art Thou ! If ever I loved Thee, my Jesus, 'tis now !
2. I love Thee, because Thou hast first loved me, And purchased my pardon on Calvary's tree ; I love Thee for wearing the thorns on Thy brow ; If ever I loved Thee, my Jesus, 'tis now !
3. I will love Thee in life, I will love Thee in death, And praise Thee as long as Thou lendest me breath ; And say when the death-dew lies cold on my brow, " If ever I loved Thee, my Jesus, 'tis now !
4. In mansions of glory and endless delight, I'll ever adore Thee in heaven so bright ; I'll sing with the glittering crown on my brow, " If ever I loved Thee, my Jesus, 'tis now!â