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The United Methodist Hymnal · No. 183 · Words: Paul Gerhardt
Jesu, Thy Boundless Love to Me
Create PowerPoint slides from this hymn →A German devotional hymn by Paul Gerhardt (1607–1676), translated into English by John Wesley in 1739. It meditates on the inexhaustible love of Jesus and the believer's complete surrender and consecration to Christ.
Verse 1
Jesu, thy boundless
love to me
no thought can reach,
no tongue declare;
O knit my thankful
heart to thee
and reign without
a rival there.
Thine wholly,
thine alone, I am;
be thou alone
my constant flame.
Verse 2
O grant that nothing
in my soul
may dwell, but thy
pure love alone!
O may thy love
possess me whole,
my joy, my treasure,
and my crown.
Strange flames far
from my soul remove,
my every act, word,
thought, be love.
Verse 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 Jesu,
nothing may I see,
nothing hear, feel,
or think, but thee!
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