I give my heart to Thee

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I give my heart to Thee,
  O Jesus most desired;
And heart for heart the gift shall be,
  For Thou my heart hast fired.
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Thou hearts alone wouldst move,
  Thou only hearts dost love;
I would love Thee as Thou lov’st me,
  O Jesus most desired.
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What off’ring can I make,
  Dear Lord, to love like Thine;
That Thou, the Word, didst stoop to take
  A human form like mine?
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“Give Me thy heart, My son”:
  Lord, Thou my heart hast won;
I would love Thee as Thou lov’st me,
  O Jesus most desired.
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Thy heart is opened wide,
  Its offered love most free,
That heart to heart I may abide,
  And hide myself in Thee.
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Ah, how Thy love doth burn,
  Till I that love return!
I would love Thee as Thou lov’st me,
  O Jesus most desired.
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Here finds my heart its rest,
  Repose that knows no shock,
The strength of love that keeps it blest
  In Thee, the riven Rock.
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My heart, as girt around,
  Her citadel hath found;
I would love Thee as Thou lov’st me,
  O Jesus most desired.
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Dolores Petrikat

Buda, TX, United States

That heart to heart I may abide,

and I hide myself in Thee.

O, Jesus most desired!


Anonymous

Amen!