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.

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.

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 heav’n above,
thy love for us, by sin defiled,
that made thee, god, a child!

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.

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.