Hymn 477

this is one of my favourite hymns, though I do have a lot of favourite hymns 😅 

i especially like the third stanza, which says

"To bring thee to thy God

Love takes the shortest route

the way which knowledge leads

is but a roundabout"

the Lord does not desire us to just study Him, to know about Him, or to worship Him with fear and trembling, but He desires us to love Him. He is our beloved Bridegroom and we are His corporate bride. the relationship between Bridegroom and bride, surely is a matter of love. therefore, we should give ourselves to love Him, this is the shortcut to bring us closer to our Lord. the more we love Him, the more we love to spend time with Him; the more we spend time with Him, the more we will love Him. 

Lord Jesus, I love You, and I want to love You more and more! 

https://www.hymnal.net/en/hymn/h/477

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