Jesus, We Know Your Love in This
ST. CATHERINE (8.8.8.8.8.8) ("Jesus, Thy Boundless Love to Me")
Jesus, we know your love in this:
You gave your life to save us all.
You died so we would all be blessed,
And in this gift, we hear your call:
What are you willing, Church, to do?
How will you love as I've loved you?
We are weighed down by what we own,
While those who lack the world's goods die;
Even in places near to home,
Poor, hungry people daily cry:
What are you willing, Church, to do?
How does God's love abide in you?
Teach us, O Lord, your way to live;
Serving your world means sacrifice.
Loving means we will freely give —
Sharing our goods, our skills, our lives.
Make us a church that's bold and new —
Dying to self, to live for you.
Biblical Reference: 1 John 3:16-24
Tune: Henri Frederick Hemy, 1864; adapted by James George Walton, 1874 ("Jesus, Thy Boundless Love to Me")
Text: Copyright © 2012 by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette. All rights reserved.
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