Verse 1
Savior, teach me day by day, Love’s sweet lesson to obey, Sweeter lesson cannot be, Loving Him who first loved me.
Verse 2
With a child’s glad heart of love, At Thy bidding may I move, Prompt to serve and follow Thee, Loving Him who first loved me.
Verse 3
Teach me I am not my own, I am Thine, and Thine alone; Thine to keep, to rule, to save From all sin that would enslave.
Verse 4
Love in loving finds employ, In obedience all her joy; Ever new that joy will be, Loving Him who first loved me.
Verse 5
Teach me thus Thy steps to trace, Strong to follow in Thy grace. Learning how to love from Thee, Loving Him who first loved me.