My Jesus, I love Thee, I know Thou art mine;For Thee all the follies of sin I resign.My gracious Redeemer, my Savior art Thou;If ever I loved Thee, my Jesus, tis now.I love Thee because Thou has 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.I ll 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.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.-----------------AUTHOR: William R. Featherston, 1864; Featherston was only 16 years old at the time.
