109. Jesus! That Name Is Love

6,4,6,4,6,6,6,4.
by J.G. Deck
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Jesus! That name is love,
 
Jesus, our Lord!
 
Jesus, all names above,
 
Jesus, the Lord!
 
Thou, Lord, our all must be;
 
Nothing that’s good have we,
 
Nothing apart from Thee,
 
Jesus, our Lord!
“For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not.” (Romans 7:18)
“I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.” (John 15:5)
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As Son of Man it was,
 
Jesus, the Lord!
 
Thou gav’st Thy life for us,
 
Jesus, our Lord!
 
Great was indeed Thy love,
 
All other loves above,
 
Love Thou didst dearly prove,
 
Jesus, our Lord!
“For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.” (Luke 19:10)
“Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.” (1 John 3:16)
“Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours.” (1 Corinthians 1:2)
“As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.” (John 15:9)
“Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.” (John 15:13)
“I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.” (Galatians 2:20)
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Righteous alone in Thee,
 
Jesus, the Lord!
 
Thou wilt a refuge be,
 
Jesus, our Lord!
 
Whom then have we to fear,
 
What trouble, grief or care,
 
Since Thou art ever near,
 
Jesus, our Lord!
“And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith.” (Philippians 3:9)
“That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us. Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil. Whither the forerunner is for us entered, even Jesus, made an high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.” (Hebrews 6:18-20)
“<<A Psalm of David.>> The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?” (Psalm 27:1)
“Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.” (Hebrews 13:5)
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Soon Thou wilt come again,
 
Jesus, the Lord!
 
We shall be happy then,
 
Jesus, our Lord!
 
When Thine own face we see,
 
Then shall we like Thee be,
 
Then evermore with Thee,
 
Jesus, our Lord!
“For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry.” (Hebrews 10:37)
“Thou wilt show me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.” (Psalm 16:11)
“And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads.” (Revelation 22:4)
“Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.” (1 John 3:2)
“Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.” (1 Thessalonians 4:17)
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