Hymnal: A Selection of Christian Hymns
Date: 1818
Compiler: Rice Haggard
Publisher/Printer: John Norvell
First Line: And have I Christ no love to thee
Topic: Love to Christ
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer:
Meter: CM
Tune:
Hymn Number: 211
Page Number: 200, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsAnd have I, Christ, no love to thee,
No passion for thy charms?
No wish my Saviour's face to see,
And dwell within his arms?
Is there no spark of gratitude
In this cold heart of mine,
To him whose generous bosom glow'd
With friendship all divine?
Can I pronounce his charming name,
Has acts of kindness tell;
And, while I dwell upon the theme,
No sweet emotion feel?
Such base ingratitude as this,
What heart but must detest!
Sure Christ deserves the noblest place
In every human breast.