I have loved thee with an everlasting love.
Jeremiah 31:3
Words: Ada R. Habershon, in Work and Worship, edited by Charles M. Alexander (New York: Fleming H. Revell, 1910).
Music: Mary L. Stocks (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know where to get a good photo of Stocks (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
I came to my Lord
With my burden of care,
And fell at His feet,
’Twas too heavy to bear.
He whispered to me
As I cried to Him there,
Remember how much I love you.
Refrain
The way may be rough,
But this is enough,
Remember how much I love you.
You surely forget
All the burden of woe
I bore for your sake
On the cross long ago.
In future, whenever
The bitter tears flow,
Remember how much I love you.
Refrain
The moment I heard
The sweet words which He said,
My unbelief vanished,
My terrors all fled.
On this blest assurance
I pillow my head,
Remember how much I love you.
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The words of my Lord
Turned the storm into calm,
The thought of His love
Soothed my heartache like balm.
I know that the future
Can bring me no harm,
Remember how much I love you.
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And so when the sorrows
Of others I feel,
I can to my Savior’s
Compassion appeal.
That He may to them
This great secret reveal,
Remember how much I love you.
Refrain