Scripture Verse

As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent. Revelation 3:19

Introduction

Words: Charles Wes­ley, Short Hymns (Bris­tol, Eng­land: E. Far­ley, 1762), vol­ume 2, num­ber 845.

Music: Holm­firth Ben­ja­min Gill, 1905 (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pic­ture of Gill (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

portrait
Charles Wesley (1707–1788)

Lyrics

It is the Lord, who doth not grieve,
Or need­less­ly re­prove;
Savior, I thank­ful­ly re­ceive
The tok­ens of Thy love:
The tok­ens of Thy love I prize,
By an­swer­ing Thine in­tent,
By list­en­ing to Thy rod that cries,
Be zea­lous, and re­pent.