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197. LOVE TOWARD JESUS

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​Author:  Philipp Balthasar Sinold von Schütz (1657-1742)
​Composer:  Hans Georg Nägeli (1773-1836)​

​1. Precious Jesus, Thou my portion,
    Naught on earth so dear as Thou!
    Never can I keep my silence;
    Urged by love, to Thee I bow;
    Love that draws me, Thee to own;
    Love that loves Thee, Lord, alone;
    Love by which, to Thee united
    Heart and spirit are requited.
 
2. In this life one thing is needful,
    That we may Thy pleasure seek;
    This shall be my constant striving,
    Thee, Lord, in my heart to keep.
    He who has Thee in this life
    Will not faint in fiercest strife.
    He can praise Thee, Lord, with gladness,
    Tho’ the world should rave in madness.
 
3. If in trials Thou art near me,
    I shall be by Thee consoled;
    Though man should seek to destroy me,
    Fast to Thee, my God, I’ll hold.
    I have Thee: That will suffice,
    For Thy love all need supplies,
    Drawing me from earth to heaven,
    Wholly to Thy sweet love given.
 
4. Draw me, as Thou wilt, O Saviour;
    Give to me Thy holy mind!
    Then my heart shall rest forever,
    All my troubles left behind,
    For the suff’rings of this time
    Measure not the joy sublime
    That in heaven shall be given
    To those who here well have striven.
 
5. All this world, its empty pleasures,
    These no longer have my love;
    They who hold them as their treasures
    Void are of the wealth above,
    That they who Thine own would be,
     Dearest Jesus, find in Thee,
     And with those their stand have taken
    Who this vain world have forsaken.
 
6. So my heart is in Thy heaven;
    There my spirit too would be,
    For this world, by pleasure driven,
    But a Babel is to me.
    My true homeland is above;
    There I’m drawn by bonds of love
    Toward Him who love showers on me,
    And who giveth Himself for me!
 
7. Jesus, help me then to conquer
    Sinful world and carnal mind;
    Let my hope in Thee be grounded
    And in Thee its anchor find!
    May my heart and soul and mind
    With Thee, Jesus, be entwined.
    “Forward” as my watchword choosing,
    All my trust in Thee reposing.
 
8. Thou hast been forever faithful;
    Jesus, Thou art ever true!
    And Thy love is in all sorrow
    Sweet, and every morning new,
    And at even I find Thee,
    Dearest Saviour, still with me;
    There I can bring my vexation
    To Thee without hesitation.
 
9. Lord, Thy tender, loving likeness
    Deep into my heart impress!
    And that I may fail in nothing,
    Give me steadfast watchfulness.
    O, direct my heart to Thee.
    Govern Thou my tongue in me,
    That it speak no other story
    But Thy praise, renown, and glory.

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Thanks be to those souls who labored to write and compose this treasure of praise, many now only known to GOD!

Above all, thanks, praise, and glory be to GOD!
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  • Home
    • Stories of Faith >
      • The Prodigal Son and the Zion’s Harp
      • Steep and Thorny is the Way
      • With Your Zion’s Harps Now Chiming, Praise the Lord!
      • Faithful Unto Death Remain
      • A Loving Devotion to Producing Zion’s Harps, One Copy Per Year
      • Hungarians Begin to Visit Brethren in Communist Ukraine
      • Zion’s Harp Melody Bridges Language Gap
      • Brethren Be Ye Not Affrighted
      • A Letter from Prison
    • Authors
    • Composers
  • Translations
    • Neue Zionsharfe- German
    • Új Sion Hárfa- Hungarian
    • Xapɸa Cиoha- Serbian
    • Noua Harfă A Sionului- Romainian
    • Svete Pisme Novog Siona- Sokac
    • Cithare Davida illi pisme Novog Siona- Bunjevac
    • Harfa Siona- Slovak
    • ПЕСНІ І ХВАЛУ У ХРІСТІ- Ukrainian
    • Zion's Harp
    • Apostolic Christian Hymnal >
      • ACH Texts
      • ACH Sheet Music
    • Arpa De Sion- Spanish
    • Nova Harpa de Sião- Portuguese
    • Sions Harfa- Swedish
    • シオンの竪琴 - Japanese
    • Harfa Siona- Croatian
    • Zion's Hymns
  • Contact
  • Shop
  • Acknowledgements