American Lutheran Hymnal ‎#550

550. I Have Chosen Thee, My Savior

1 I have chosen Thee, my Savior:
None so dear as Thou to me.
Yea, in Thee my soul rejoiceth
And the light of life doth see.
From my heart I therefore say,
Call and pray:
Jesus, come and claim Thou me,
Claim Thou me,
For my soul adoreth Thee.

2 I have chosen Thee, my Savior:
Thou hast suffered for my sin;
Thou my troubled soul dost comfort,
Helpest me life's crown to win.
From my heart I therefore say,
Call and pray:
Jesus, come and claim Thou me,
Claim Thou me,
For my soul adoreth Thee.

3 I have chosen Thee, my Savior:
Beautiful and fair Thou art,
Rich in love beyond all telling,
Solace for my longing heart.
From my heart I therefore say,
Call and pray:
Jesus, come and claim Thou me,
Claim Thou me,
For my soul adoreth Thee.

4 I have chosen Thee, my Savior:
Thou my refuge in distress!
In Thy sacred wounds confiding,
For my sins I gain redress.
From my heart I therefore say,
Call and pray:
Jesus, come and claim Thou me,
Claim Thou me,
For my soul adoreth Thee.

5 I have chosen Thee, my Savior:
Let the happy day be blest
When Thy voice shall bid me welcome
To the saints' eternal rest!
From my heart I therefore say,
Call and pray:
Jesus, come and claim Thou me,
Claim Thou me,
For my soul adoreth Thee.

Text Information

• First Line: I have chosen Thee, my Savior
• Title: I Have Chosen Thee, My Savior
• Translator: H. Brueckner (1927)
• Meter: 8 7 8 7 7 3 7 3 7
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1930
• Topic: Confirmation
• Source: German

Tune Information

• Name: ELECTUS
• Meter: 8 7 8 7 7 3 7 3 7
• Key: E♭ Major
• Source: German; German chorale: Meinen Jesum ich erwähle