Jesus My God and My All by Rev. Frederick W. Faber

O Jesus, Jesus! dearest Lord!
Forgive me if I say,
For very love, Thy Sacred Name
A thousand times a day.

O Light in darkness, joy in grief,
O Heaven begun on earth!
Jesus my Love! my Treasure! who
Can tell what Thou art worth?

What limit is there to my love?
Thy flight where wilt thou stay?
On! On! our Lord is sweeter far
To-day than yesterday.

"Rev. Frederick William Faber was born in Calverly, Yorkshire, England, June 28, 1814, and died September 26, 1863. He was a clergyman of the Anglican Church until the year 1845, when he became a Catholic. After due preparation he was ordained a priest."

"His most popular works were written after he became a Catholic. His devotional books are general favorites, and his hymns are found in nearly all collections of hymns. Some of his best-known books are: Growth in Holiness; All for Jesus; Bethlehem; At the Foot of the Cross and his essays which are printed in book form."

As found in The Literature and Art Readers, Book Four, Copyright 1904
Note from the webmaster....Many of Father Faber's books have been reprinted by TAN publishers.