To Thee my heart I offer
Unknown Artist
English Lyrics
To Thee my heart I offer, O Christ-child sweet and dear, Upon thy love relying; Oh, be Thou ever near! Take Thou my heart and give me Thine And let it be forever mine, O Jesus, Holy, undefiled, My Savior meek and mild. My heart within is glowing, O Christ-child sweet and dear; I love Thee, Lord and Savior, Oh, be Thou ever near! I see Thee in a manger laid, Near cattle resting unafraid; I see thy deep humility And lowly bow to Thee. What brought Thee to the manger, O Christ-child sweet and dear? Thy love for me, a stranger Oh, be Thou ever near! O Lord, how great is this thy love That reaches down from heav’n above, Thy love for us, by sin defiled, That made Thee, God, a child! With all my heart and being, O Christ-child sweet and dear, I love Thee, and Thee only; Oh, be Thou ever near! My heart I in thy manger lay; Let it remain there and for aye Draw it to Thee that it may be Secure eternally. Let me be Thine forever, O Christ-child sweet and dear; Uphold me with thy mercy, And be Thou ever near. From Thee I gladly all receive, And what is mine to Thee I give, My heart, my soul, and all I own. Let these be Thine alone.