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Text:I Would Love Thee
Author:Jeanne Marie Guyon, 1648-1717
Tune:I WOULD LOVE THEE

107. I Would Love Thee

1 I would love Thee, God and Father!
My Redeemer, and my King!
I would love Thee; for without Thee
Life is but a bitter thing.

2 I would love Thee; ev'ry blessing
Flows to me from out Thy throne;
I would love Thee; —he who loves Thee
Never feels himself alone.

3 I would love Thee; look upon me,
Ever guide me with Thine eye:
I would love Thee; if not nourished
By Thy love, my soul would die.

4 I would love Thee; I have vowed it;
On Thy love my heart is set;
While I love Thee, I will never
My Redeemer’s blood forget.

Text Information
First Line: I would love Thee, God and Father!
Title: I Would Love Thee
Author: Jeanne Marie Guyon, 1648-1717
Meter: 8.7.8.7.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1972
Scripture:
Topic: Book One: Hymns, Songs, Chorales; God: Presence of
Notes: I will love Thee, O Lord, my strength. Ps. 18:1.
Tune Information
Name: I WOULD LOVE THEE
Meter: 8.7.8.7.
Incipit: 11151 33223 44123
Key: A Major
Source: Hymns and Tunes, 1890
Notes: M.M. 69



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