Thee Will I Love, My Strength My Tower

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.

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.

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; My soul and flesh, O Lord of might Fill, satiate, with Thy heav'nly light

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!