To Thee My Heart I Offer

To Thee my heart I offer, O Christ-child 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 Christ-child 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 lowly bow to Thee.

3. What brought Thee to the manger, O Christ-child sweet and dear? Thy love for me, a stranger, Oh, be Thou ever near! O Lord, how great is this Thy love That reaches down from heaven above, Thy love for us, by sin defiled, That made Thee, God, a child! 4. With all my heart and being, O Christ-child sweet and dear, I love Thee, and Thee only; Oh, be Thou ever near! My heart I in Thy manger lay, Let it remain there and for aye Draw it to Thee that it may be Secure eternally.

5. Let me be Thine forever, O Christ-child sweet and dear; Uphold me with Thy mercy And 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.