Jesus, 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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 heart remove;

My every act, word, thought, be love.

 

 

 

 

 

O Love, how cheering is Thy

ray;

All pain before Thy presence flies,

Care, anguish, sorrow, melt away,

Wherever Thy healing beams arise,

O Jesus, nothing may I see, Nothing desire, or seek, but Thee.

 

 

 

 

 

Unwearied may I this pursue,

Dauntless to the high prize aspire;

Hourly within my soul renew,

This holy flame, this heavenly fire;

And day and night be all my care,

To guide the sacred treasure there.