J Scheffler; J Wesley, Tr.
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 my works and Thee alone,
Thee will I love ’til sacred fire
Fills my whole soul with pure 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 will I love, beneath Thy frown
Or smile, Thy sceptre or Thy rod;
What though my flesh and heart decay,
Thee shall I love in endless day.