43 To Thee My Heart I Offer

1 To thee my heart I offer, O Christchild 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. 2 My heart within is glowing, O Christchild 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 low-ly bow to thee. 3 What brought thee to the manger, O Christchild, sweet and dear? Thy love for me, a stranger; Oh, be thou ever near! Lord, how great is this thy love That reaches down from heav'n above, And what is mine to thee I give; Thy love for us, by sin defiled, That made thee, God, a child! 4 Let me be thine forever, O Christchild sweet and dear. Uphold me with thy mercy; Oh, 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.