Lord, Thee I Love with All My Heart

Text by Martin Schalling

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About this hymn

Date: 1571
Tune: Herzlich Lieb hab ich Dich O Herr
Composer: 1577 from Strassburg
Key: Bb
Meter: 8 8 7 8 8 7 8 8 8 8 8 4 8

Historical background

This edition is preserved in the Open Hymnal Project at source revision d35811b2d5c9. Contributor and publication details below are reproduced from the score metadata rather than inferred.

Theology & Scripture

The source index associates this text with Angels, Anticipation, Atonement, Blood, Following Jesus, In Faith, Following Jesus, In Action.

Mt 22:37 · 28:20 · 1Jn 4:18-21 · 1Pt 1:17-19 · 1Thess 4:16-17 · 1Kgs 8:22-24

Musical background

Herzlich Lieb hab ich Dich O Herr is presented in the source key of Bb, with four documented parts.

Sources & rights

Verified for United States on 2026-10-13. Public domain — source score marking

Words: Martin Schalling, circa 1571. Translated by Catherine Winkworth, 1858. Music: 'Herzlich Lieb hab ich Dich O Herr' Strassburg, 1577. Setting: "Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-Book", 1931. copyright: public domain. This score is a part of the Open Hymnal Project, 2009 Revision.