Hymns of the Christian Church.
The Harvard Classics. 1909–14. |
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| Latin Hymns |
| | | O Deus, Ego Amo Te |
| | | Attributed To St. Francis Xavier. Tr. Edward Caswall (1506–1552) |
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| MY God, I love thee: not because | |
| I hope for heaven thereby, | |
| Nor because they who love thee not | |
| Must burn eternally. | |
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| Thou, O my Jesus, Thou didst me | 5 |
| Upon the Cross embrace; | |
| For me didst bear the nails and spear, | |
| And manifold disgrace. | |
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| And grief and torments numberless, | |
| And sweat of agony; | 10 |
| Yea, death itself; and all for me | |
| Who was thine enemy. | |
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| Then why, O Blessèd Jesu Christ, | |
| Should I not love thee well?— | |
| Not for the hope of winning heaven, | 15 |
| Nor of escaping hell; | |
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| Not with the hope of gaining aught, | |
| Not seeking a reward; | |
| But as thyself hast lovèd me, | |
| O ever-loving Lord! | 20 |
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| E’en so I love thee and will love, | |
| And in thy praise will sing, | |
| Solely because thou art my God, | |
| And my eternal King. | |
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