JESUS, dearest One I love,
Draw my wand’ring thoughts above;
Wean my heart from all below,
Let me naught but Jesus know,
Naught desire on earth beside,
But my Saviour crucified.
When I feel the tempter near,
Filling me with doubt and fear,
As I tread the darksome road
Leading to Thy blest abode;
Help me, Lord, with joy to see,
None but Christ will do for me.
When for distant friends I sigh,
Friends beloved no longer nigh,
Saviour, may Thy company
Still my constant portion be,
Thus shall I rejoice to prove
Thine is an unchanging love.
Then when earthly friends are gone,
Earthly comforts all withdrawn,
May my fainting heart rejoice,
As I hear Thy well-known voice
Saying even unto me
“I am more than all to thee.”
Should affliction lay me low,
Or should death appear in view,
Even then my lips shall tell
How Thou doest all things well;
This alone my song shall be,
“Thou art more than all to me.”
Then when earthly songs are o’er,
When I stand on Canaan’s shore,
Sweetly shall the courts above
Echo with my Saviour’s love;
Yes, throughout eternity,
Jesus still my song shall be.