JESUS LORD MY BEST LOVE THOU ART
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1. Jesus Lord, my best love Thou art,
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Thou hast fully captured my heart;
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There is none in heav'n nor on earth like Thee,
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With Thy beauty none can compete.
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When Thy voice first came to my ear,
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Whisp'ring in my heart words most dear,
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All past loves and aims lost their charm for me,
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All my boasts so vain now appear.
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* Throughout all the world, who compares with Thee?
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Who so full of worth, who so fair and sweet?
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Only Thou art worthy my love to win,
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O Lord Jesus, how I love Thee!
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No more I who live, no more self-deceived,
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No more in the self's world indulged to be,
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Deep within I know You're my only love,
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My best love is none else but Thee!
2. Jesus Lord, my best love Thou art,
Rid all rocks that hide in my heart;
Gladly I Thy bondslave of love would be,
One heart, one will ever with Thee
Though my heart is oft not subdued,
Still Thy way alone it would choose;
All I yearn for is what Thy heart desires,
In Thy love alone peace I find.
3. Jesus Lord, my best love Thou art,
Ne'er again from Thee I'd depart;
Never hide Thy dear, smiling face from me.
To none else I'd cling, Lord, but Thee.
To Thee, Lord, my all I outpour,
How Thy love my heart deeply fills,
My eternal portion, most precious Lord,
None but Thee I want evermore.