[Main] [Poetry Index]* [Poets] 1991 Denson Revision: [Titles] [Pages] [First Lines]* 2012 Cooper Revision: [Titles] [Pages] [First Lines]*
* Index of the First Line of Each Stanza, the Fifth Line of Eight Line Stanzas, and the First Line of the Chorus
[Previous] [Next]

Lover of the Lord 124

The Sacred Harp, 1991 (Denson) Edition

Composer: Arr. Robert H. Reeves, 1869
Poet: Charles Wesley, 1849
Meter: Common Meter (8,6,8,6)
Stanza Poetry Source by First Line
1
Lovers of pleasure more than God,
For you He suffered pain;
For you the Savior spilt His blood,
And shall He bleed in vain?

(Chorus)
Jesu, thou all-redeeming Lord,, Stanza 11
Chorus
Oh, you must be a lover of the Lord,
Or you can't go to heaven when you die.