Profession of Love to Christ

And have I, Christ, no love for thee

Author: Samuel Stennett
Published in 31 hymnals

Representative Text

1 And have I, Christ, no love to thee,
No passion for thy charms?
No wish my Saviour's face to see,
And dwell within his arms?

2 Is there no spark of gratitude
In this cold heart of mine,
To him whose generous bosom glow'd
With friendship all divine?

3 Can I pronounce his charming name,
His acts of kindness tell;
And, while I dwell upon the theme,
No sweet emotion feel?

4 Such base ingratitude as this
What heart but must detest!
Sure Christ deserves the noblest place
In every human breast.

5 A very wretch, Lord, I should prove,
Had I no love to thee:
Rather than not my Saviour love,
O may I cease to be!

Source: A Collection of Evangelical Hymns #CIII

Author: Samuel Stennett

Samuel Stennett was born at Exeter, in 1727. His father was pastor of a Baptist congregation in that city; afterwards of the Baptist Chapel, Little Wild Street, London. In this latter pastorate the son succeeded the father in 1758. He died in 1795. Dr. Stennett was the author of several doctrinal works, and a few hymns. --Annotations of the Hymnal, Charles Hutchins, M.A. 1872.… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: And have I, Christ, no love for thee
Title: Profession of Love to Christ
Author: Samuel Stennett
Meter: 8.6.8.6
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Notes

And have I, Christ, no love for Thee. S. Stennett. [Holy Anxiety.] Contributed to Rippon s Baptist Selections, 1787, No. 252, in 5 stanza of 4 lines. It has passed into several hymn-books. It is also found in his Memoir by W. Jones, 1824. Orig. text, Spurgeon's Our Own Hymn Book, 1863, No. 640.

-- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

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A Baptist Hymn Book, Designed Especially for the Regular Baptist Church and All Lovers of Truth #d31

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A Collection of Evangelical Hymns #CIII

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A Collection of Hymns, for the use of the United Brethren in Christ #1049

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A Selection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs #H.CLIII

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A Selection of Hymns from the Best Authors. #252

A Selection of Hymns, from Various Authors #d12

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A Selection of Hymns #CCLII

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Baptist Hymn Book #a314

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Revival Hymns. 4th ed. #d5

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Songs of Devotion for Christian Assocations #127

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The Baptist Hymn Book #608

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The Baptist Hymn Book #314

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The Cluster of Spiritual Songs, Divine Hymns and Sacred Poems #CCCXIV

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The Devotional Hymn and Tune Book #83

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The Good Old Songs #d22

The Good Old Songs #d21

The Pilgrim's Hymnal. #d10

The Primitive Hymns #d20

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The Psalmist #S73

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The Psalms and Hymns of Dr. Watts #970

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