My Jesus I Love Thee (I Love You Jesus)
By: | Adoniram J. Gordan | William R. Featherston |
Key: C
Intro:
|C / C/B/ | Am7/ F / | (2X)
Verse 1:
C C/B Am7 F G C
My Je - sus I love Thee I know Thou art mine
C C/B Am7 F G C
For Thee all the follies of sin I re-sign
C/E F C/E Dm7 C G/B Am7 F C/G G
My gra - cious Re - dee - mer my Sav - iour art Th - ou
C C/E Am7 F G (Intro)
If ev - er I loved Thee my Je - sus 'tis now
Verse 2:
C C/E Am7 F G C
I love Thee be-cause Thou has first loved me
C C/E Am7 F G C
And pur - chased my pardon on Cal - vary's tree
C/E F C/E Dm7 C G/B C/E F C/G G
I love Thee for wear - ing the thorns on Thy br - ow
C C/E Am7 F G (Intro)
If ev - er I loved Thee my Je - sus 'tis now
Verse 3:
D D/C# Bm7 G A D
I'll love Thee in life and I will love Thee in death
D D/C# Bm7 G A D
And praise Thee as long as Thou lend - est me breath
D/F# G D/F# Em7 D A D/F# G D/A A
And say when the de - ath dew lies cold on my br - ow
Bm7 G Bm7 G A D
If ev - er I loved Thee my Je - sus 'tis now
Chorus:
(D) D/C# Bm7 G Bm7 A
I love You Jesus I'll always love You
D D/C# Bm7 G Bm7 A
Now and for - ever I belong to You
D D/C# Bm7 G Bm7 A
I love You Jesus I'll always love You
D D/C# Bm7 G A D
Now and for - ever I be-long to You
Verse 4:
D D/C# Bm7 G A D
In man - sions of glory and end - less de-light
D D/C# Bm7 G A D
I'll ev - er a-dore Thee in Hea - ven so bright
D/F# G D/F# Em7 D A D/F# G D/A A
I'll sing with the glit - ter - ing crown on my br - ow
Bm7 G Bm7 G A D
If ev - er I loved Thee my Je - sus 'tis now