Monday, June 09, 2025

All for Jesus (hymn)

459 All for Jesus

1 All for Jesus! All for Jesus!
   All my being’s ransomed pow'rs,
   all my thoughts and words and doings,
   all my days and all my hours.

2 Let my hands perform his bidding,
   let my feet run in his ways;
   let my eyes see Jesus only,
   let my lips speak forth his praise.

3 Since my eyes were fixed on Jesus,
   I’ve lost sight of all beside;
   so enchained my spirit’s vision,
   looking at the Crucified.

4 O what wonder! How amazing!
   Jesus, glorious King of kings,
   deigns to call me his beloved,
   lets me rest beneath his wings.
                         Mary D. James
                         Hymns for the Family of God

<idle musing>
Hymnary.org inserts a verse:

3 Worldlings prize their gems of beauty,
   cling to gilded toys of dust,
   boast of wealth and fame and pleasure;
   only Jesus will I trust.
</idle musing>

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