Scripture Verse

I have loved thee with an everlasting love. Jeremiah 31:3

Introduction

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),

portrait
Ada R. Habershon (1861–1918)

Lyrics

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.

Refrain

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.

Refrain

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.

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