Scripture Verse

Whom have I in Heaven but Thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside Thee. Psalm 73:25

Introduction

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Fanny Crosby (1820–1915)

Words: Fan­ny Cros­by, in Roy­al Dia­dem, by Ro­bert Low­ry & How­ard Doane (New York & Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois: Big­low & Main, 1873), page 43.

Music: W. How­ard Doane (🔊 pdf nwc).

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W. Howard Doane (1832–1915)

Lyrics

Only Thee, my soul’s Re­deem­er!
Whom have I in Hea­ven be­side?
Who on earth, with love so ten­der,
All my wan­der­ing steps will guide?

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Only Thee, on­ly Thee,
Loving Sav­ior, on­ly Thee.

Only Thee! no joy I co­vet
But the joy to call Thee mine—
Joy that gives the blest as­sura­nce,
Thou hast owned and sealed me Thine.

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Only Thee! I ask no other;
Thou art more than all to me;
Life, or health, or crea­ture com­fort—
I would give them all for Thee.

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Only Thee, whose blood has cleansed me,
Would my rap­tured vi­sion see,
While my faith is reach­ing up­ward,
Ever up­ward, Lord, to Thee.

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