American Lutheran Hymnal ‎#233

233. Thee Will I Love, My Strength, My Treasure

1 Thee will I love, my strength, my treasure,
Thee will I love, my hope, my joy;
Thee will I love in fullest measure
With ardor time shall ne'er destroy;
Thee will I love, O Light divine,
So long as life is mine.

2 Thee will I love, my life, my Savior,
Thee will I love, my truest friend;
Thee will I love and praise forever,
For never shall Thy kindness end;
Thee will I love with all my heart,
For Thou my Bridegroom art.

3 I thank Thee, Jesus, Sun from heaven,
Whose rays have bro't sweet life to me;
I thank Thee, who hast richly given
All that could make me glad and free;
I thank Thee that my soul is healed
By what Thy lips revealed.

4 Thee will I love, my crown of gladness,
Thee will I love, my God and Lord,
Amid the darkest depths of sadness,
Not for the hope of high reward,
But for Thy sake, O Light divine,
So long as life is mine.

Text Information

• First Line: Thee will I love, my strength, my treasure
• Title: Thee Will I Love, My Strength, My Treasure
• Translator: Catherine Winkworth (a., 1863)
• Author: J. Scheffler (1657)
• Meter: 9 8 9 8 8 6
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1930
• Topic: The Christian Life: Conserration

Tune Information

• Name: TREASURE
• Composer: Anon.
• Meter: 9 8 9 8 8 6
• Key: D Major
• Source: German chorale: Ich will dich lieben meine Stärke