…the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge.
Ephesians 3:19
Words: Alice Pugh, in the Northfield Hymnal No. 2, by William R. Moody (New York: Fleming H. Revell, 1916).
Music: Heart of Jesus Charles H. Forrest, circa 1897 (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know where to get a good photo of Pugh or Forrest (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
In the heart of Jesus,
There is love for you,
Love most pure and tender,
Love most deep and true;
Why should you be lonely,
Why for friendship sigh,
When the heart of Jesus
Has a full supply?
In the mind of Jesus
There is thought for you,
Warm as summer sunshine,
Sweet as morning dew;
Why should you be fearful,
Why take anxious thought,
Since the mind of Jesus
Cares for those He bought?
In the field of Jesus
There is work for you;
Such as even angels
Might rejoice to do;
Why stand idly sighing
For some life-work grand,
While the field of Jesus
Seeks your reaping hand?
In the home of Jesus
There’s a place for you;
Glorious, bright, and joyous,
Calm and peaceful, too;
Why then, like a wanderer,
Roam with weary pace,
If the home of Jesus
Holds for you a place?