The Hymnal, Revised and Enlarged, as adopted by the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America in the year of our Lord 1892 ‎#625

625. Jesus, Thy boundless love to me

1 Jesus, Thy boundless love to me
No thought can reach, no tongue declare;
Oh, knit my thankful heart to Thee,
And reign without a rival there!
Thine wholly, Thine alone, I am;
Be Thou alone my constant flame.

2 Oh, grant that nothing in my soul
May dwell, but Thy pure love alone!
Oh, may Thy love possess me whole,
My joy, my treasure, and my crown!
Strange fires far from my soul remove;
May every act, word, thought be love!

3 O love, how cheering is thy ray!
All pain before thy presence flies:
Care, anguish, sorrow melt away,
Where'er thy healing beams arise.
O Jesus, nothing may I see,
Nothing desire or seek, but Thee.

4 Still let Thy love point out my way!
How wondrous things Thy love hath wrought!
Still lead me, lest I go astray;
Direct my work, inspire my thought;
And if I fall, soon may I hear
Thy voice, and know that love is near.

5 In suffering, be Thy love my peace;
In weakness, be Thy love my power;
And when the storms of life shall cease,
Jesus, in that important hour
Of death, be Thou my guide and friend,
That I may love Thee without end.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Jesus, Thy boundless love to me
• Title: Jesus, Thy boundless love to me
• Translator: Rev. John Wesley (1730)
• Author: Paulus Gerhardt (1653)
• Meter: 8 s.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1892
• Topic: Parochial Missions; For the Sick and Afflicted; Love Of God
• Notes: Tune name in index: PATER OMNIUM

Tune Information

• Name: [Jesus, Thy boundless love to me]
• Composer: H. J. E. Holmes
• Meter: 8 s.
• Key: F Major