The Lutheran Hymnary ‎#474

474. 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 my works, and Thee alone;
Thee will I love, till the pure fire
Fill my whole 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 will I love, beneath Thy frown
Or smile, Thy scepter 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
• Author: J. Scheffler (1657)
• Meter: 8s. 6L.
• Publication Date: 1913
• Topic: The Church Year: Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity; Love to God and the Savior

Tune Information

• Name: [Thee will I love, my strength, my tower]
• Composer: Henri F. Hemy (1865)
• Altered by: J. G. Walton (1871)
• Meter: 8s. 6L.
• Key: G Major