GHS 65 : O How I Love Jesus Lyrics
GHS 65, “O How I Love Jesus,” is a declaration hymn that begins not with a grand theological statement but with the simplest personal truth: there is a name that the singer loves to hear and loves to sing, a name that sounds like music, the sweetest name on earth. That name is Jesus. The hymn then unpacks what that name carries: the story of a Saviour’s love, the precious blood, the Father’s daily provision, sunshine on dark paths, and a heart that feels the deepest woe and bears a part in every sorrow.
The refrain, repeated with warm emphasis, is the hymn’s heart: “O how I love Jesus, because He first loved me.” This hymn appears as number 65 in the Gospel Hymns and Songs (GHS) collection, used in Deeper Life Bible Church and related assemblies across West Africa.
Hymn Lyrics – GHS 65: O How I Love Jesus
- There is a name I love to hear, I love to sing its worth; It sounds like music in mine ear, The sweetest name on earth.
O how I love Jesus, O how I love Jesus, O how I love Jesus, Because He first loved me!
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It tells me of a Saviour’s love, Who died to set me free; It tells me of His precious blood, The sinner’s perfect plea.
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It tells me what my Father hath In store for ev’ry day, And tho I tread a dark-some path, Yields sunshine all the way.
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It tells of One whose loving heart Can feel my deepest woe, Who in each sorrow bears a part That none can bear below.
