I Love Him Because He First Loved Me

Christ Je­sus my Lord from Heav­en came

To save me from guilt and sin and shame;

His death on the cross of Cal­va­ry

Brought par­don and gave me li­ber­ty.

I love Him be­cause He first loved me

He first loved me

He first loved me;

I love Him because He first loved me

And died on the cross of Cal­va­ry.

He sweat drops of blood in pray­er for me

Heartbroken in dark Geth­se­ma­ne.

While an­gels from bless­èd realms of light

Gave strength to His ach­ing heart that night.

Up Cal­va­ry’s hill the cross He bore

And for me a crown of thorns He wore;

They nailed Him up­on the tree to die

Then dark­ness came ov­er earth and sky.

My Lord who was slain by sin­ful man

A won­der­ful friend to me has been;

He rose from the tomb with vic­to­ry

And now I love Him who first loved me.