Hymnal: The Christian Hymn-Book
Date: 1815
Compiler: John Thompson et al
Publisher/Printer: Looker and Wallace
First Line: My God my life my love
Topic: Rejoicing in God
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer:
Meter: SM
Tune:
Hymn Number: 109
Page Number: 093, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsMy 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
Can 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 more,
And center of my soul.
To thee my spirits fly,
With restless warm desire;
And yet how far from thee I lie,
Dear Jesus, raise me higher.