The Cyber Hymnal ‎#8283

8283. My God, I Love Thee For Thyself

1 My God, I love Thee for Thyself,
All creature things above;
Thy glorious works, Thy blessèd gifts
I praise—but Thee I love.

2 My God, I seek Thee for Thyself,
Besides, I ask not aught;
If Thee, Thyself, I do not find,
All that I find is naught.

3 If Thou deniest me Thyself,
Whate’er Thou givest me,
Empty and void, I languish still,
And grieve unceasingly.

4 Give me to find, O gracious God,
Thee, as my final end;
To Thee in constancy of love
Eternally to tend.

Text Information

• First Line: My God, I love Thee for Thyself
• Title: My God, I Love Thee For Thyself
• Author: George Bubier (1857)
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: DUBLIN
• Composer: H. Bemrose (1889)
• Meter: CM
• Key: G Major or modal
• Source: Methodist Free Church Hymns with Tunes (London: Andrew Crombie, 1889)
• Copyright: Public Domain