O JESUS, JESUS DEAREST LORD

Composed by Jonas

O (C)Jesus, (D)Jesus, (G/C)dearest (G)Lord:
For(C)give me, (D)if I (Bm)say,
For (C)very (D)love Thy (G/F#)sacred (Em)name
A (Am)thousand (Am/G)times a (D)day

O (C)Jesus (D)Lord, with (G/C)me a(G)bide:
I (C)rest in Thee, (D)what e're (Am)be(Bm)tide;
Thy (G)gracious (D)smile is (G/F#)my re(Em)ward,
I (Am)love, I (Am/G)love Thee, (D)Lord

I (C)love Thee (D)so, I (G/C)know not (G)how
My (C)transports (D)to con(Bm)trol,
Thy (C)love is, (D)like a (G/F#)burning (Em)fire
With(Am)in my (Am/G)very (D)soul

For (C)Thou to (D)me art (G/C)all in (G)all,
My (C)honor (D)and my (Bm)wealth,
My (C)heart's de(D)sire, my (G/F#)body's (Em)strength,
My (Am)soul's e(Am/G)ternal (D)health

Chorus:
(G)Burn, (C)burn, O (G)love within my (D)heart,
Burn (G)fiercely (C)night (Em7)and (D)day,
Till (G)all the (D)dross of (C)earthly (Cm)loves is
(G)Burned and (Am)burned (D7)a(G)way

O (C)light in (D)darkness, (G/C)joy in (G)grief,
O (C)heaven be(D)gun on (Bm)earth,
(C)Jesus my (D)love, (G/F#)my treas(Em)ure
(Am)Who can tell (Am/G)Thou art (D)worth

What (C)limit (D)is there (G/C)to this (G)love,
Thy (C)flight, where (D)wilt Thou (Bm)stay,
(C)On, (D)on, our (G/F#)Lord is sweeter far
(Em)-(Am)Today than (Am/G)yester(D)day

(G)Burn, (C)burn, O (G)love within my (D)heart,
Burn (G)fiercely (C)night (Em7)and (D)day,
Till (G)all the (D)dross of (C)earthly (Cm)loves is
(G)Burned and (Am)burned (D7)a(G)way,
(G)Burn, (C)burn, O (G)love within my (D)heart,
Burn (G)fiercely (C)night (Em7)and (D)day,
Till (G)all the (D)dross of (C)earthly (Cm)loves is
(G)Burned and (Am)burned (D7)a(G)way
(G)Burn, (C)burn, O (G)love within.

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