Hymnal and Order of Service ‎#300

300. 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 Thy 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 love beneath Thy smile or frown,
Beneath 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
• Title: Thee will I Love, my Strength, my Tower
• Author: Johann Scheffler, 1624-1677 (1657)
• Meter: 8 8, 8 8, 8 8.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1901
• Topic: Sanctification

Tune Information

• Name: ICH WILL DICH LIEBEN, MEINE STÄRKE
• Meter: 8 8, 8 8, 8 8.
• Source: Köning's Choral Buch