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Worship — Adoration of Christ

Jesus, my love, my chief delight

  • No. 102
  • Words Anon.
  • 5 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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1

Jesus, my love, my chief delight,
For thee I long, for thee I pray,
Amid the shadows of the night,
Amid the business of the day.

2

When shall I see thy smiling face,
That face which I have often seen?
Arise, thou Sun of Righteousness,
Scatter the clouds that intervene.

3

Thou art the glorious Gift of God
To sinners weary and distressed;
The first of all his gifts bestowed,
And certain pledge of all the rest.

4

Since I can say this gift is mine,
I'll tread the world beneath my feet,
No more at poverty repine,
Nor envy the rich sinner's state.

5

The precious jewel I will keep,
And lodge it deep within my heart;
At home, abroad, awake, asleep,
It never shall from thence depart.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «102», reference line «3, 104, 746.» in italics (sing to the tune of hymn 3, 104 or 746); stanzas 1–2 at the foot of the left column of p. 38 below hymn 101, stanzas 3–5 at the top of the right column, «Anon.» in italics at the end. The first word «JESUS» is set in capitals and small capitals. The print sets a thin space before «;» and «?» («distressed ;», «heart ;», «seen ?»); it is closed up here. «glorious Gift» (stanza 3) is set with almost no space between the words; the space is restored. Lines 2 and 4 of each stanza are indented in the print. Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's. No meter is printed (the text is L. M., 8.8.8.8).

Source
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
Where
Worship — Adoration of Christ · No. 102 · printed page 38
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-09-30