I love Thee, Jesus

1
I love Thee, Jesus,
And Thy love to me
Draws me, ever to seek Thee
  And run after Thee,
Draws me, ever to seek Thee
  And run after Thee.
    Thou art beloved,
    Yea! Altogether lovely,
    The One in whom my heart delighteth.
2
Thy love, Lord Jesus,
Is sweeter than wine,
And Thy fragrance of ointments
  My heart doth entwine,
And Thy fragrance of ointments
  My heart doth entwine.
    A fount in gardens,
    A well of living waters,
    Which streams and flows from Lebanon’s mountains.
3
O come Beloved,
On my garden blow,
That the odor of spices
  May break forth and flow,
That the odor of spices
  May break forth and flow.
    My spouse, My sister,
    I’m come into My garden
    To feast upon wine, milk and honey.
4
Set me, Lord Jesus,
As seal on Thine heart;
Jealousy’s cruel as Sheol,
  And love’s strong as death,
Jealousy’s cruel as Sheol,
  And love’s strong as death.
    Much water cannot
    Quench love, nor do floods drown it.
    All man could give for love is contemned.
(Repeat the last three lines of each stanza)
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Anitha Nokku

Tustin, California, United States

I love thee Jesus. You are fresh and new everyday. In you my heart delighteth. You are the well of living waters. These living waters quench our thirst, in you our life is complete.


Jim Smith

Mansfield, Ohio, United States

Lord your love draws me and causes me to seek you and run after you. This is my story to God be the glory.


Michele Troughon

Vallejo, CA, United States

Thank You, Lord Jesus, for drawing us, for loving us, for feasting with us in the garden, for pouring Your ointment on us, for setting us as seal on Your heart. We love You, Lord Jesus.


Lin

Jakarta, Indonesia

Praised The Lord


Sister Vali

Tirane, Albania

I love Thee, Jesus,

And Thy love to me

Draws me, ever to seek Thee

And run after Thee,

Draws me, ever to seek Thee

And run after Thee.

Thou art beloved,

Yea! Altogether lovely,

The One in whom my heart delighteth.


Anonymous

Rancho Cucamonga, CA, United States

Song of Songs 8:6 Set me, Lord Jesus, as a seal on your heart, / as a seal on your arm;

How wonderful, the Lord’s seeker realizes that in herself she is unable to stand and live in her Beloved until her rapture, so she asks Him to keep her with His love and strength. Keep us, Lord, with Your love and power every day. We love You.


Emma

New Jersey, United States

amen!!!!


Martin

Minot, North Dakota, United States

The Lord's diligent seeker and lover comes to the highest experience of the Lord and what results is this unfettered outpouring of love towards the Lord. I admit I don't understand every word and every phrase in this hymn but there is something deep and profound about it. Something that goes beyond what the mind can comprehend. I pray that after I'm gone , those who remember me can say of me, he was a lover of Christ.


Rebecca Fan

Fairfax, VA, United States

When I was a child I always called "A New Commandment" which has the same tune as this hymn. I love how this hymn and "A New Commandment" are directly related.

The Lord's love is so unique and cannot be copied. Indeed "all man could give for love is contemned."

Lord, do set me as a "seal on your heart"


Lydia

Lagos, Nigeria

Have always loved this hymn since I was a child .. God bless the writer.. this hymn speak a lot to me... am glad am born in a Christian home and it helped me a lot to know more wonderful hymns as this... thank you Lord

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