My God, I Love Thee
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by St. Francis Xavier

My God, I love Thee; not because
I hope for heaven thereby,
Nor yet because who love Thee not
Are lost eternally.

Thou, O my Jesus, Thou didst me
Upon the cross embrace;
For me didst bear the nails, and spear,
And manifold disgrace,…

Translated by Edward Caswall, by St. Francis Xavier