39a. Do not I love Thee, O my Lord?

1 Do not I love Thee, O my Lord?
Behold my heart, and see,
And turn each cursed idol out,
That dares to rival Thee.

2 Do not I love Thee from my soul?
Then let me nothing love;
Dead be my heart to ev’ry joy
When Jesus cannot move.

3 Thou know’st I love Thee, dearest Lord,
But O I long to soar
Far from the sphere of mortal joys,
And learn to love Thee more.

Text Information
First Line: Do not I love Thee, O my Lord?
Author: Philip Doddridge (1755)
Meter: C.M.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1991
Tune Information
Name: DETROIT
Composer: Bradshaw (1820)
Meter: C.M.
Key: e minor



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