My God, My Life, My Love

My God

my life

my love;

To Thee

to Thee I call;

I can­not live if Thou re­move

For Thou art all in all.

Thy shin­ing grace can cheer

This dun­geon where I dwell;

’Tis para­dise when Thou art here;

If Thou de­part

’tis hell.

The smil­ings of Thy face

How ami­able they are!

’Tis heav’n to rest in Thine em­brace

And no where else but there.

To Thee

and Thee alone

The an­gels owe their bliss;

They sit around Thy gra­cious throne

And dwell where Je­sus is.

Not all the harps ab­ove

Could make a heav’n­ly place

If God His re­si­dence re­move

Or but con­ceal His face.

Nor earth

nor all the sky

Can one de­light af­ford

No

not a drop of real joy

Without Thy pre­sence

Lord.

Thou art the sea of love

Where all my plea­sures roll:

The cir­cle where my pass­ions move

And cen­ter of my soul.

To Thee my spir­its fly

With in­fi­nite de­sire;

And yet how far from Thee I lie!

Dear Je­sus

raise me high­er.