I GIVE MY HEART TO THEE

[1]
I give my heart to thee,
O Jesus most desired;
and heart for heart the gift shall be,
for thou my soul hast fired:
thou hearts alone wouldst move,
thou only hearts dost love;
l would love thee as thou lov'st me,
O Jesus most desired.

[2]
What offering can I make,
dear Lord, to love like thine,
that thou, the Word, didst stoop to take
a human form like mine?
'Give me thy heart, my son';
Lord, thou my heart hast won:
l would love thee as thou lov'st me,
O Jesus most desired.

[3]
Here finds my heart its rest,
repose that knows no shock,
the strength of love that keeps it blest
in thee, the riven rock;
my soul, as girt around,
her citadel hath found:
l would love thee as thou lov'st me,
O Jesus most desired.