Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
John 15:13
Words: Joseph Stennett, Hymns for the Lord’s Supper 1697.
Music: Nikolaus Nikolaus Hermann, 1554 (🔊 pdf nwc).
My blessèd Savior, is Thy love
So great, so full, so free?
Behold, I give my love, my heart,
My life, my all to Thee.
I love Thee for the glorious worth
In Thy great self I see:
I love Thee for that shameful cross
Thou hast endured for me.
No man of greater love can boast
Than for his friend to die:
But for Thy enemies Thou wast slain:
What love with Thine can vie!
O Lord, I’ll cherish in my soul
The memory of Thy love:
And Thy dear name shall still to me
A priceless treasure prove.