Hymnal for Church and Home (2nd ed.) ‎#233

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

1 Thee will I love, my Strength, my Treasure,
My heart in Thee finds peace and joy;
Thee will I love in fullest measure,
And in Thy cause my life employ;
Thee will I love and serve alone.
Lord, take me as Thine own.

2 Thee will I love, Thou Life from heaven,
Thou leadest me on life's true way.
Thee will I love, Thou hast me given
The light undimm'd by darkest day,
Thee will I love whose blood was spilt
To cleanse my soul from guilt.

3 So long wert Thou to me a stranger,
Who first of all didst hold me dear;
I sought afar in sin and danger,
The home that was with Thee so near,
But love and peace for which I sigh'd
With Thee alone abide.

4 Disown not, Lord, the child returning
To Thee discouraged and forlorn.
The tempting world I sought with yearning
Had nought to give but grief and scorn.
In Thee alone, for all its grief,
My heart can find relief.

5 Thee will I love and worship ever,
My God, my Lord and Brother dear.
Must ev'ry worldly tie I sever
And naught but scorn I suffer here,
Thee will I love, my Lord divine;
O Jesus, call me Thine.

Text Information

• First Line: Thee will I love, my Strength, my Treasure
• Title: Thee Will I Love, My Strength, My Treasure
• Translator (from German): Egede Glahn
• Meter: 9, 8, 9, 8, 8, 6.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1928
• Topic: Following Christ
• Notes: Danish first line: Dig vil jeg elske; Translator: J. C. Aaberg

Tune Information

• Name: [Thee will I love, my Strength, my Treasure]
• Meter: 9, 8, 9, 8, 8, 6.
• Key: E♭ Major
• Source: German Tune