THE LOVE OF JESUS

Conscious of the love of Jesus

I would be a man like John,

Close to Christ when he is leading,

All my wish to follow on;

I would lean on Him at supper,

Strengthened by his loving heart;

I would gain from Him the answers

Which His loving would impart.

Week by week He gives His supper

To remind me of His love

And the boundless grace which brought Him

Down to earth from heaven above,

How He gave the precious body

Which God’s wisdom had prepared,

Shed His blood to buy and save us

That God’s love should be declared.

In His love the Lord has given

His own Spirit as my guide;

One who will be with and in me,

Who will graciously abide;

He is working to conform me

To my Master’s ways and thought

Till throughout eternal ages

All shall see what grace has wrought.

In His love the Lord now serves me

So that I am fit to share

Joys and blessings of affection

He rejoices to prepare;

And it pleases Him to make me

Part of His beloved wife;

For whose sake, in love’s perfection,

He delivered up His life.