MHB 446 – MY God, I love Thee- not because

MHB 446 – MY God, I love Thee- not because

Methodist-Hymns-446

1:  MY God, I love Thee- not because
I hope for heaven thereby,
Nor yet because who love Thee not
Are lost eternally.

2:  Thou, O my Jesus, Thou didst me
Upon the Cross embrace;
For me didst bear the nails and spear,
And manifold disgrace,

3:  And griefs and torments numberless,
And sweat of agony,
Yea, death itself – and all for me,
Who was Thine enemy.

4:  Then why, O blessed Jesu Christ,
Should I not love Thee well?
Not for the sake of winning heaven,
Or of escaping hell;

5:  Not with the hope of gaining aught;
Not seeking a reward;
But as Thyself hast loved me,
O ever-loving Lord.

6:  E’en so I love Thee, and will love,
And in Thy praise will sing;
Because Thou art my Ioving God
And my eternal King.

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