Blessed Savior, Thee I Love

Blessèd Savior, Thee I love,
All my other joys above;
All my hopes in Thee abide,
Thou my Hope, and naught betide;
Ever let my glory be,
Only, only, only Thee.

Once again beside the cross,
All my gain I count but loss;
Earthly pleasures fade away,
Clouds they are that hide my day;
Hence, vain shadows! let me see
Jesus, crucified for me.

Blessèd Savior, Thine am I,
Thine to live, and Thine to die;
Height or depth, or creature power,
Ne’er shall hide my Savior more;
Ever shall my glory be,
Only, only, only Thee.

Author: George Duffield Jr.

Year: 1851

George Duffield Jr. (1818–1888) is the accepted author of this hymn, which first appeared in 1851. Some hymnals have listed it anonymously or under variant attributions, but standard references credit Duffield.