I Love Thy Kingdom, Lord Lyrics Timothy Dwight, 1800
5 verses, meter S.M., public domain, free to print and project.
The words
Verse 1. I love thy kingdom, Lord!
The house of thine abode,
The church our blest Redeemer saved,
With his own precious blood.
Verse 2. I love thy church, O God!
Her walls before thee stand,
Dear as the apple of thine eye,
And graven on thy hand.
Verse 3. For her my tears shall fall,
For her my prayers ascend;
To her my cares and toils be given,
Till toils and cares shall end.
Verse 4. Beyond my highest joy
I prize her heavenly ways,
Her sweet communion, solemn vows,
Her hymns of love and praise.
Verse 5. Sure as thy truth shall last,
To Zion shall be given
The brightest glories earth can yield,
And brighter bliss of heaven.
Words copied from The Otterbein Hymnal (1892). They were published in 1800, so they are in the public domain in the United States, and your church may print them, show them and sing them without a license.
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