O Jesus, Jesus, dearest Lord

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O Jesus, Jesus, dearest Lord!
  Forgive me if I say,
For very love, Thy sacred name
  A thousand times a day.
 
O Jesus, Lord, with me abide;
I rest in Thee, whate’er betide;
Thy gracious smile is my reward;
    I love, I love Thee, Lord!
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I love Thee so I know not how
  My transports to control;
Thy love is like a burning fire
  Within my very soul.
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For Thou to me art all in all;
  My honor and my wealth;
My heart’s desire, my body’s strength,
  My soul’s eternal health.
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Burn, burn, O love, within my heart,
  Burn fiercely night and day,
Till all the dross of earthly loves
  Is burned, and burned away.
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O light in darkness, joy in grief,
  O heaven’s life on earth;
Jesus, my love, my treasure, who
  Can tell what Thou art worth?
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What limit is there to this love?
  Thy flight, where wilt Thou stay?
On, on! our Lord is sweeter far
  Today than yesterday.
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May 3 2020
Kheyeann Mendoza

Pagadian, Zamboanga Del Sur, Philippines

Oh Lord Jesus! You are our love and our treasure.

Feb 29 2020
Ping&dan

Leuven, Belgium

We love you Lord Jesus! We abide you and the gracious smile is our reward! Hallelujah!!!

Nov 16 2019
Romnique

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Such a mercy and grace of our dear precious Lord Jesus that all our love and service is just the outcome and result of the life that we received from Him. Paying the highest price is nothing to be compared with the prize that we will receive from Him. His SMILE is thy gracious reward. Oh my dear and precious Lord Jesus burn us that we will turn into ashes and will be a sweet fragrance and a delight satisfaction to you. Praise the Lord!

Aug 25 2019
Sister

FL, United States

Lord Jesus, let Your love burn in our souls. Amen. Restore our souls, Great Shepherd. Amen. Lord Jesus, You are our All in All, our Honor, our Wealth, and our Soul's Eternal Health. Amen. Health of our Countenance, we love You; we worship You; increase in us. Amen. Health of our Salvation be manifest in us. Amen. Lord Jesus, You are the Light in darkness, the Oil of Joy, Heaven's Life, and You are in us. Amen. Lord Jesus, praise You for being the One in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. Amen.

Jul 24 2019
Valbona Balla

Tirane, Albania

Thy gracious smile is my reward.

Apr 27 2019
Anna

Santa Cruz, California, United States

"For Thou to me art all in all", O Jesus Jesus dearest Lord, You are my all in all! I love, I love Thee, Lord!

Apr 23 2019
Nene

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Lord, thy very self is my first love. Burn all earthly love away. Keep my heart loving You alone daily, Lord Jesus.

Apr 5 2019
Shadare Matthew

Lagos, Nigeria

Amen.

Lord, Thou knowest all things; Thou knowest that I love Thee.

Dec 22 2018
Mario Shaffer

Irvine, CA, United States

We can sing the chorus in this way too and make up your own affirmations of your love to the Lord Jesus.

Oh Jesus Lord with me Abide

With Thee I’m fully satisfied

Thy very self is my first love

I love, I love Thee Lord

Oct 21 2018
Shadeck

Philadelphia, PA, United States

Thy gracious smile is my reward;

    I love, I love Thee, Lord! amen!

I hope that the sense that Jesus is good is growing within you every day. You do not need to determine to give up mah-jongg or the Chinese opera. All that you need to do is to daily say, "Jesus is good; Jesus is really good! Although I am here playing mah-jongg, Jesus is better than mah-jongg. Jesus is truly good!" If you say this more and more every day, by the time that you have said this hundreds of times, you will no longer play mah-jongg or go to the opera. You will give up these things, because Jesus is good, and Jesus is so lovable.

Dear brothers and sisters, please do not think that it is superstitious to say this. I began hearing sermons in Christianity when I was very young, and although I have heard many of them, no one ever clearly told me that we should confess, "Jesus is good! Jesus is so good! O Lord Jesus! O Lord Jesus! Lord, You are so good!" Then one day when I was compiling the hymnal, I found a hymn that says, "O Jesus, Jesus, dearest Lord! / Forgive me if I say, / For very love, Thy sacred name / A thousand times a day" (Hymns, #208). These lines deeply touched me. I said to the Lord, "O Lord, I am truly sorry. I have been saved for so many years, but I have never said Your name a thousand times in one day."

Some say that calling "O Lord Jesus! O Lord Jesus!" is almost the same as the Buddhists' chanting "Amitabha." However, the real situation is that the more the Buddhist priests and nuns chant "Amitabha," the more their faces become downcast, the more their foreheads grow wrinkled, and the more their countenances become sorrowful. Even the rooms that the Buddhist priests and nuns live in are dark and gloomy. When they walk into them, they cannot see anything. Calling upon the name of the Lord is completely different from the chanting of the Buddhists. When you say "O Lord Jesus! O Lord Jesus! You are so good!" from morning to night, your sad face turns into a smiling face, your downcast face becomes an uplifted face, your furrowed brow loosens up, your wrinkles diminish, and even your bedroom is filled with warmth. How amazing this is! Why is there such a contrast between calling on the Lord and chanting? It is because when the Buddhists call "Amitabha," demons come. The more they say "Amitabha," the more demons there are, and demons are gloomy. However, when we say, "O Lord Jesus! O Lord Jesus! You are so lovable!" the Lord Jesus comes, and the more we say this, the more He comes. The Lord Jesus is the reality of every positive thing in this universe. Thus, when He comes, we have everything.

The fact that we are able to spontaneously call "O Lord Jesus" is a strong proof that we have been saved, that we have been delivered out of the power of Satan, and that we are now in spirit. The more Christians call "O Lord Jesus," the better. Stanza 1 of Hymns, #208 says, "O Jesus,…I say…Thy sacred name / A thousand times a day." The writer of this hymn said that he says the Lord's name a thousand times a day. Actually a thousand times is still not enough. This is just like our breathing—it is hard to count the number of times we breathe daily. We breathe continuously; we breathe without ceasing. Paul told the Corinthians that whenever they meet, instead of worshipping the dumb idols, they should speak in the Holy Spirit. "No one speaking in the Spirit of God says, Jesus is accursed; and no one can say, Jesus is Lord! except in the Holy Spirit" (1 Cor. 12:3).

Calling on the name of the Lord is not something that is done in vain, for Jesus is real and present. If a person is real, living, and near to us, whenever we call that person's name, that person will come to us. Jesus is real and living; He is present and available. Therefore, when we call His name, He will come to us and will enter into us. Hymns, #208 says, "O Jesus, Jesus, dearest Lord! / Forgive me if I say, / For very love, Thy sacred name / A thousand times a day." The words of this hymn should not be an exaggeration to us. A sister may be bored while washing the dishes at home. The best way for her to make her task a pleasant experience is for her to call on the name of the Lord while she is working. Whenever we call on the Lord's name, we taste Him, for He is living, real, present, and available.

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Praise of the Lord
Satisfaction with Him
Frederick William Faber (1814-1863); Chorus by Russell Kelso Carter (1849-1928)
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