Scripture Verse

All are yours, and you are of Christ, and Christ is of God. 1 Corinthians 3:22–23

Introduction

Words: Ben­ja­min Gough, 1874.

Music: Guide Mar­cus M. Wells, 1858 (🔊 pdf nwc).

Alternate Tune:

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Gough (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els) that we could put on­line,

portrait
Samuel Webbe (1740–1816)

Lyrics

Jesus, full of love di­vine,
I am Thine and Thou art mine;
Let me live and die to prove
Thine un­ut­ter­able love.
More and more of love I claim,
Glowing still with quench­less flame;
All my heart to Thee as­pires,
Yearns with in­fi­nite de­sire.

Every thought, de­sign, and word
Burns with love to Thee, my Lord;
Body, soul, and spir­it joined,
All in love to Thee com­bined.
Ever since I saw Thy face,
Proved Thy ple­ni­tude of grace,
Chose Thee as the bet­ter part—
Love has filled and fired my heart.

Jesus, Sav­ior, Thou art mine;
Jesus, all I have is Thine;
Never shall the al­tar fire,
Kindled on my heart, ex­pire.
Love my dark­ness shall il­lume,
Love shall all my sins con­sume:
Sweetly then I die to prove
An eter­ni­ty of love!