The Cyber Hymnal ‎#2879

2879. I Live but in Thee

1. O light of my spirit and joy of my heart,
Thou chief among thousands, how lovely Thou art!
I think of Thy goodness where’er I may be,
My rock and salvation, I live but for Thee.

Refrain
I live but in Thee, I live but in Thee,
My rock and salvation, I live but in Thee;
I live but in Thee, I live but in Thee,
My rock and salvation, I live but in Thee.

2. I care not for treasures that rust and decay,
I seek not for pleasures that vanish away,
Enough that my Savior my portion will be,
O loving Redeemer, I live but in Thee. [Refrain]

3. Thus far hast Thou led me, I’ll trust Thee for all,
I know Thou wilt ever respond to my call;
I feel that Thy grace is sufficient for me,
O Savior of sinners, I live but in Thee. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: O light of my spirit and joy of my heart
• Title: I Live but in Thee
• Author: Frances Jane (Fanny) Crosby (1881)
• Refrain First Line: I live but in Thee, I live but in Thee
• Language: English
• Source: The Wells of Salvation, by John Sweney & William Kirkpatrick (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: John J. Hood, 1881)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [O light of my spirit and joy of my heart]
• Composer: John Robson Sweney
• Incipit: 33561 11212 33456
• Key: G Major
• Copyright: Public Domain