The Hymnal and Order of Service ‎#469

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

1 Thee will I love, my Strength, my Tow'r,
Thee will I love, my Joy, my Crown;
Thee will I love with all my pow'r,
In all Thy works, and Thee alone;
Thee will I love, till Thy pure fire
Fill all my soul with chaste 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 love beneath Thy smile or frown,
Beneath Thy scepter or Thy rod.
What though my flesh and heart decay?
Thee shall I love in endless day.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Thee will I love, my Strength, my Tow'r
• Title: Thee Will I Love, My Strength, My Tower
• Author: Johann Scheffler (1657)
• Meter: 8 8, 8 8, 8 8.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1937
• Topic: Way of Salvation: Sanctification; Trinity, Eighteenth Sunday; Names and Office of Christ: Crown; Names and Office of Christ: God; Names and Office of Christ: Joy; Names and Office of Christ: Strength; Names and Office of Christ: Sun; Names and Office of Christ: Tower; Love to Christ

Tune Information

• Name: PATER OMNIUM
• Composer: Henry J. E. Holmes (1875)
• Meter: 8 8, 8 8, 8 8.
• Key: F Major
• Notes: Or: St. Catherine, No. 486.