Jesus shed His blood for me*,
Died that I might live on high,
Lives that I might never die.
As the branch is to the Vine,
I am His and He is mine!
Oh, the height of Jesus' love,
Higher than the heav'ns above,
Deeper than the depths of sea,
Lasting as eternity,
Love that found me -- wondrous thought!
Found me when I sought him not...
Sea & Sky, detail from World Meteorological Associaton Photo March 2024 |
Christ is all in all to me.
All my wants to him are known;
All my sorrows are His own.
Safe with him in earthly strife,
I await the heav'nly life. ---William McComb (19th Century)
* "....Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief [foremost, first]." ---St. Paul, from I Timothy 1:15 (NKJV)