Or, Hymns Ancient and Modern, 403, 76. Church Hymns, 404.
I JESUS, I my cross have taken,
All to leave and follow Thee;
Destitute, despised, forsaken,
Thou from hence my All shalt be:
2 Perish every fond ambition,
All I've sought, and hoped, and known ; Yet how rich is my condition!
God and heaven are still my own.
3 Let the world despise and leave me,
They have left my Saviour too;
Human hearts, and looks deceive me,
Thou art not, like man, untrue;
4 And while Thou shalt smile upon me,
God of wisdom, love, and might,
Foes may hate, and friends may shun me;
Show Thy Face, and all is bright.
5 Take, my soul, thy full salvation;
Rise o'er sin, and fear, and care;
Joy to find in every station
Something still to do or bear.
6 Think what Spirit dwells within thee;
What a Father's smile is thine ;
What a Saviour died to win thee;
Child of heaven, shouldst thou repine?
7 Haste then on from grace to glory,
Armed by faith, and winged by prayer; Heaven's eternal day's before thee,
God's Own Hand shall guide thee there. 8 Soon shall close thy earthly mission, Swift shall pass thy pilgrim days; Hope soon change to glad fruition, Faith to sight, and prayer to praise.
Or, Tune 51. Hymns Ancient and Modern, 305.
I JESUS! Name of Sweetness;
Jesus! Sound of Love;
Cheering exiles onward
To their rest above.
Jesus! sweetest song-note
On the sinner's ear-
Jesus! breath of gladness
While we wander here.
2 Jesus! Name of Beauty,
Beauty far too bright
For our earth-bound fancy,
For our mortal sight.
Jesus! sweet Refreshment,
When our Spirits faint,
Flashing forth sweet visions,
Love alone can paint.
3 Jesus! Oh the deepness
Of the well-loved sound!
How it thrills and trembles
Through Creation's bound.
Jesus! O my Saviour!
Can I ever tell
Half the Love that saved me
From the pains of hell?
4 Jesus! Jesus! Jesus!
Words I cannot find,
Language fails to utter
Things which fill my mind.
Jesus! how it comforts
This poor heart of mine,
When I hear Thee tell me
I am only Thine.
5 "Jesus only" shall be
My glad watchword here;
"Jesus only" shall be
My own treasure there ;—
In the Land all sunlit,
Whence the night shades flee,
Where His Own dear Sunbeams
Light the Crystal Sea.
4 Just as I am-poor, wretched, blind;
Sight, riches, healing of the mind,
Yea, all I need, in Thee to find,
O Lamb of God, I come!
5 Just as I am, Thou wilt receive,
Wilt welcome, pardon, cleanse, relieve!
Because Thy promise I believe,
O Lamb of God, I come!
6 Just as I am-Thy love unknown
Has broken every barrier down-
Now to be Thine, yea, Thine alone,
O Lamb of God, I come!
7 Just as I am, of that free love
The breadth, length, depth, and height to
Here for a season, then above,
O Lamb of God, I come!
5 Yea, Amen, let all adore Thee,
High on Thine eternal throne!
Saviour, take the power and glory;
Claim the kingdom for Thine Own:
Oh! come quickly!
Alleluia! come, Lord, come! Amen.
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