1
I give my heart to Thee,
D
I give my
G
heart to
D
Thee,
O Jesus
E7
most de
A7
sired;
D
And heart for heart the
G
gift shall be,
For
D
Thou my
A7
heart hast
D-G-D
fired.
2
Thou hearts alone wouldst move,
Thou hearts alone wouldst move,
Thou only hearts dost love;
I would love Thee as Thou lov'st me,
O Jesus most desired.
D
Thou hearts
G
alone wouldst
D
move,
Thou only
E7
hearts dost
A7
love;
D
I would love Thee as
G
Thou lov'st me,
O
D
Jesus
A7
most
D-G-D
desired.
3
What off’ring can I make,
What off'ring can I make,
Dear Lord, to love like Thine;
That Thou, the Word, didst stoop to take
A human form like mine?
D
What off'ring
G
can I
D
make,
Dear Lord, to
E7
love like
A7
Thine;
D
That Thou, the Word, didst
G
stoop to take
A
D
human
A7
form like
D-G-D
mine?
4
“Give Me thy heart, My son”:
"Give Me thy heart, My son":
Lord, Thou my heart hast won;
I would love Thee as Thou lov'st me,
O Jesus most desired.
D
"Give Me thy
G
heart, My
D
son":
Lord, Thou my
E7
heart hast
A7
won;
D
I would love Thee as
G
Thou lov'st me,
O
D
Jesus
A7
most
D-G-D
desired.
5
Thy heart is opened wide,
Thy heart is opened wide,
Its offered love most free,
That heart to heart I may abide,
And hide myself in Thee.
D
Thy heart is
G
opened
D
wide,
Its offered
E7
love most
A7
free,
D
That heart to heart I
G
may abide,
And
D
hide
A7
myself in
D-G-D
Thee.
6
Ah, how Thy love doth burn,
Ah, how Thy love doth burn,
Till I that love return!
I would love Thee as Thou lov'st me,
O Jesus most desired.
D
Ah, how Thy
G
love doth
D
burn,
Till I that
E7
love
A7
return!
D
I would love Thee as
G
Thou lov'st me,
O
D
Jesus
A7
most
D-G-D
desired.
7
Here finds my heart its rest,
Here finds my heart its rest,
Repose that knows no shock,
The strength of love that keeps it blest
In Thee, the riven Rock.
D
Here finds my
G
heart its
D
rest,
Repose that
E7
knows no
A7
shock,
D
The strength of love that
G
keeps it blest
In
D
Thee, the
A7
riven
D-G-D
Rock.
8
My heart, as girt around,
My heart, as girt around,
Her citadel hath found;
I would love Thee as Thou lov'st me,
O Jesus most desired.
D
My heart, as
G
girt
D
around,
Her
E7
citadel hath
A7
found;
D
I would love Thee as
G
Thou lov'st me,
O
D
Jesus
A7
most
D-G-D
desired.
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Thank you Lord that you love me
Mansfield, Ohio, United States
I would love thee as thou lov’st me. What an intimate sentiment. This strikes at the very core of our being. What an experience of loving God and desiring a deeper love. This surely reflects who is first in the authors life. I come to you oh Lord this morning with this my one desire.
Ponce, PR, Puerto Rico
This afternoon I felt to sing this hymn. Many times over recent years I have sung this hymn. One verse that always speaks to me is verse 3.
What offering can I make,
Dear Lord, to love like Thine,
That Thou, the Word, didst stoop to take
A human form like mine.
Johannesburg, South Africa
Lord, Thou my heart hast won! I would love Thee as Thou lov’st me, O Jesus most desired!
Creede, CO, United States
My heart, as girt around, her citadel hath found;
I would love Thee as Thou lov’st me,
O Jesus most desired.
Amen, Lord Jesus, my Most Desired.
United States
Ray Palmer was born in Little Compton, Rhode Island on November 12, 1808 and died March 29, 1887 in Newark, New Jersey. After completing grammar school, he worked in Boston in a dry goods store but a religious awakening prodded him to study for the ministry. He attended Yale College (supporting himself by teaching) and was ordained in 1835 a pastor in Congregational Churches both in Bath, Maine (1835-50) and Albany, New York (1850-65). He also served as Secretary of the American Congregational Union (1865-1878). Palmer was a renowned preacher and author of original hymns as well as a translator of many hymns. He published several volumes of poetry and hymns including “Sabbath Hymn Book” (1858), “Hymns and Sacred Pieces” (1865), and “Hymns of my Holy Hours” (1868). His “Complete Works” were published in 1876. Most of Dr. Palmer’s hymns have passed on to congregational use and have won great acceptance. The best of them by combination of thought, poetry and devotion are almost superior to almost all other American hymns.
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Amen! I would Love Three as Thou lov'st me.
O Jesus most desired.
amen dear Lord.... thank you You won our hearts.
You're very precious Lord.
Kampala, Uganda
Oh Lord, you are the desire of the nations. Oh Jesus you are the desire of my heart. In You my heart finds its rest. Lord Jesus burn within my heart till I that love return. Oh Lord I would love You as thou lov'st me, O Jesus most desired.
San Marcos, Texas, United States
Oh Lord such a Riven Rock you are! Nothing can shake us from such a foundation that you are! Oh Lord, we thank you that we can be reposed in you!
Ponce
Verse 6
Ah, how Thy love doth burn
Till I Thy love return
I would love Thee as Thou lov'st me
O Jesus most desired.
We love because He first loved us. 1 John 4:19