I can labour day and night And give my life as a sacrifice But without a first love, I've missed it all A pure devotion with my life To count all loss, that I may know Christ O to have a first love, is worth it all To seek You, Lord To know Your ways To have fellowship in the quiet place To hear Your voice To know Your heart That's what it means to choose the better part O without a first love, I've missed it all Keep me from the thorns of life Pleasures and cares, my own desires Let this heart be fruitful, and rest in You I lay this vessel at Your feet Empty and broken there's hope for me Jesus be my portion, my all in all To seek You, Lord To know Your ways To have fellowship in the quiet place To hear Your voice To know Your heart That's what it means to choose the better part O without a first love, I've missed it all To seek You, Lord To know Your ways To have fellowship in the quiet place To hear Your voice To know Your heart That's what it means to choose the better part O without a first love, I've missed it all O to have a first love, is worth it all