I Love Thy Kingdom Lord

Words:
Timothy Dwight, D. D.
Music:
Samuel Stanley

Sheet music

  1. 1I love Thy kingdom, Lord,The house of Thine abode;The church our blest Redeemer savedWith His own precious blood.I love Thy church, O God!Her walls before Thee stand,Dear as the apple of Thine eye,And written on Thy hand.
  2. 2For her my tears shall fall,For her my prayers ascend;To her my cares and toils be giv’n,Till toils and cares shall end.Beyond my highest joyI prize her heav’nly ways,Her sweet communion, solemn vows,Her hymns of love and praise.
  3. 3Jesus, Thou Friend divine,Our Savior and our King!Thy hand from ev’ry snare and foeShall great deliv’rance bring.Sure as Thy truth shall last,To Zion shall be giv’nThe brightest glories earth can yield,And brighter bliss of heav’n.

In the hymnals

  • Written in 1800, the words are in 1,490 hymnals indexed by Hymnary.org. Their history →

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