'My Jesus, I Love Thee' on solo hammered dulcimer by Timothy Seaman

http://www.timothyseaman.com/ An informal arrangement in three keys: This simple classic hymn is an 1862 adaptation of 1804 words in shape-note books, attributed to William Featherston, a Montreal teenager; the tune was written a decade later by Adoniram J. Gordon. What exquisite clarity and purity! The four most well-known stanzas: 1 My Jesus, I love thee, I know thou art mine; for thee all the follies of sin I resign; my gracious Redeemer, my Savior art thou; if ever I loved thee, my Jesus, 'tis now. 2 I love thee because thou hast first loved me and purchased my pardon on Calvary's tree; I love thee for wearing the thorns on thy brow; if ever I loved thee, my Jesus, 'tis now. 3 I'll love thee in life, I will love thee in death, and praise thee as long as thou lendest me breath, and say when the deathdew lies cold on my brow: If ever I loved thee, my Jesus, 'tis now. 4 In mansions of glory and endless delight, I'll ever adore thee in heaven so bright; I'll sing with the glittering crown on my brow: If ever I loved thee, my Jesus, 'tis now.