Hymn
Jesus, I Live to Thee
Jesus, I live to Thee,
The loveliest and the best;
My life in Thee, Thy life in me,
In Thy blest love I rest.
Jesus, I die to Thee,
Whenever death shall come;
To die in Thee is life to me,
In my eternal home.
Whether to live or die,
I know not which is best;
To live in Thee is bliss to me,
To die is endless rest.
Living or dying, Lord,
I ask but to be Thine;
My life in Thee, Thy life in me,
Makes heaven forever mine.
Jesus, I Live to Thee — Text from The Church Hymnal, 1920. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/jesus-i-live-to-thee
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Jesus, I Live to Thee?
The words of Jesus, I Live to Thee were written by Henry Harbaugh; the version here was published in 1920.
Is Jesus, I Live to Thee public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from The Church Hymnal, published in 1920. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the metre of Jesus, I Live to Thee?
Jesus, I Live to Thee is in Short Metre (6.6.8.6). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, How Shall a Young Man Cleanse His Way?, Sow in the Morn Thy Seed and And Can I Yet Delay.