The Boundless Love of Jesus

A part of my praying Morning Prayer today included this absolutely wonderful hymn by Paul Gerhardt, translated by John Wesley, and included in Wesley Hymns (compiled by Ken Bible, Lillenas P.):

Jesus, Thy Boundless Love to Me

1. Jesus, Thy boundless love to me

No tho't can reach, no tongue declare;

O knit my thankful heart to Thee

And reign without a rival there.

Thine wholly, Thine alone, I am;

Be Thou alone my constant flame.

2. O grant that nothing in my soul

May dwell, but Thy pure love alone;

O may Thy love possess me whole,

My joy, my treasure, and my crown.

Strange flames far from my heart remove;

My ev'ry act, word, thought, be love.

3. O Love, how cheering is Thy ray!

All pain before Thy presence flies;

Care, anguish, sorrow melt away

Where'er Thy healing beams arise.

O Jesus, nothing may I see,

Nothing desire or seek but Thee!

4. In suff'ring be Thy love my peace;

In weakness be Thy love my pow'r;

And when the storms of life shall cease,

Jesus, in that important hour,

In death as life be Thou my guide,

And save me, who for me hast died!