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{ "title": "My Jesus, I love thee", "author": "", "tune": "Caritas", "number": "547", "lyrics": "My Jesus, I love thee, I know thou art mine;\nFor thee all the follies of sin I resign.\nMy gracious Redeemer, my Saviour art thou;\nIf ever I loved thee, my Jesus, 'tis now.\n\nI love thee because thou hast first loved me,\nAnd purchased my pardon on Calvary's tree.\nI love thee for wearing the thorns on thy brow;\nIf ever I loved thee, my Jesus, 'tis now.\n\nI'll love thee in life, I will love thee in death;\nAnd praise thee as long as thou lendest me breath;\nAnd say, when the death-dew lies cold on my brow:\nIf ever I loved thee, my Jesus, 'tis now.\n\nIn mansions of glory and endless delight,\nI'll ever adore thee in heaven so bright;\nI'll sing with the glittering crown on my brow:\nIf ever I loved thee, my Jesus, 'tis now.", "first_line": "My Jesus, I love thee, I know thou art mine;" }