My Jesus I Love Thee

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My Jesus I Love Thee

• 28, Sacred Selections

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Background

• Poem written by William Ralph Featherson
• Around 1862, at age of 16
• Published about 4 years later to music
• Current tune published about 1876 after his death

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Vs. 1 I Surrender

• My Jesus I love Thee
• God loved us, John 316
• We love God, Matt. 2237-39
• John 842
• John 1415, 2115-17, 1 Cor. 1622

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Vs. 1 I Surrender

• I know Thou art mine
• A personal love
• John 2028
• Obedience, John 1423
• For Thee all the folly my sin I resign Luke
  1433, Phil. 37-11

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Vs. 1 I Surrender

• My gracious redeemer, My Savior art Thou
• He paid the price Titus 214, 1 Pet. 118-19
• Savior, Phil. 320, 2 Pet. 110-11
• If ever I loved Thee, my Jesus tis now!

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Vs. 2 Why I Love Him

• I love Thee because Thou has first loved me
• He did! 1 John 419John 1334-35, Gal. 220
• And purchased my pardon on Calvarys tree John
  1513, Eph. 52, 1 John 316
• He paid the price 1 Pet. 224

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Vs. 2 Why I Love Him

• I love Thee for wearing the thorns on thy
  brow
• Matt. 2729-31 His suffering was real
• If ever I loved Thee, my Jesus tis now!

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Vs. 3 As long as I live

• I love Thee in life, I will love Thee in
  death
• Heb. 1038 endurance
• Rev. 210, Phil. 120-21
• And praise Thee as long as Thou lendest me
  breath
• Rom. 835-39, Psa. 634, 10433

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Vs. 3 As long as I live

• And say when the death dew lies cold on my
  brow
• What will our parting words be? Rev. 1413
• If ever I loved Thee, my Jesus tis nowCf.
  Acts 759

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Vs. 4 My future hope

• The love of God realized 1 Cor. 1313
• In mansions of glory and endless delight
  Rev. 214, John 141-3
• Ill ever adore Thee in heaven so brightRev.
  221-5

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Vs. 4 My future hope

• Ill sing with the glittering crown on my
  brow 2 Tim. 48, 1 Cor. 925
• If ever I loved Thee, my Jesus tis now!1
  Thess. 417

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Do you love Jesus?