I Love You Truly

A short, slow, beautiful heart song, 1901.
words and music by Carrie Jacobs-Bond
written in Janesville, Wisconsin in 1895

A parlor (living-room) song; a “high-class ballad”; a serious song suitable for cultured venues; a wedding song; an art song.


The sheet music:


Accompaniment track:


Lyrics

  1. I love you truly, truly, dear
    Life with its sorrow, life with its tear
    Fades into dreams when I feel you are near
    For I love you truly, truly, dear
  2. Ah! love, ’tis something to feel your kind hand
    Ah! yes, ’tis something by your side to stand
    Gone is the sorrow, gone doubt and fear
    For you love me truly, truly, dear

Sung here by Fred Feild: