Common Praise (1998) ‎#441

441. Thee Will I Love, My Strength, My Tower

1 Thee will I love, my strength, my tower;
thee will I love, my joy, my crown;
thee will I love with all my power,
in all thy works, and thee alone:
thee will I love, till sacred fire
fill my whole soul with pure desire.

2 I thank thee, uncreated Sun,
that thy bright beams on me have shined;
I thank thee, who hast overthrown
my foes, and healed my wounded mind;
I thank thee, whose enlivening voice
bids my freed heart in thee rejoice.

3 Uphold me in the doubtful race,
nor suffer me again to stray;
strengthen my feet, with steady pace
still to press forward in thy way;
that all my powers, with all their might,
in thy sole glory may unite.

4 Thee will I love, my joy, my crown;
thee will I love, my Lord, my God;
thee will I love, beneath thy frown
or smile -- thy sceptre or thy rod;
what though my flesh and heart decay,
thee shall I love in endless day.

Text Information

• First Line: Thee will I love, my strength, my tower
• Title: Thee Will I Love, My Strength, My Tower
• Author: Johann Scheffler (1624-1677)
• Translator: John Wesley (1703-1791)
• Meter: 88 88 88
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1998
• Scripture:
  Psalm 18:1-20
  ;
  Psalm 36:5-12
  ;
  Psalm 61
  ;
  Psalm 84
  ;
  Psalm 103
  ;
  Psalm 119:129-136
  ;
  Mark 14:3-9
  ;
  Luke 7:36-8:3
  ;
  Luke 8:26-39
  ;
  Luke 10:38-42
  ;
  Luke 17:11-19
  ;
  John 12:1-8
  ;
  1 Corinthians 6:12-20
  ;
  Ephesians 1:15-23
  ;
  Ephesians 3:14-21
  ;
  Philippians 1:3-11
• Topic: Call and Vocation; Discipleship

Tune Information

• Name: SURREY
• Composer: Henry Carey (1687?-1743) (alt.)
• Meter: 88 88 88
• Key: F Major