Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church ‎#387

387. We give Thee but Thine own

1 We give Thee but Thine own,
Whate'er the gift may be;
All that we have is Thine alone,
A trust, O Lord, from Thee.

2 May we Thy bounties thus
As stewards true receive,
And gladly, as Thou blessest us,
To Thee our first-fruits give.

3 O hearts are bruised and dead,
And homes are bare and cold,
And lambs for whom the Shepherd bled
Are straying from the fold.

4 To comfort and to bless,
To find a balm for woe,
To tend the lone and fatherless,
Is angels' work below.

5 The captive to release,
To God the lost to bring,
To teach the way of life and peace,--
It is a Christ-like thing.

6 And we believe Thy Word,
Though dim our faith may be:
Whate'er for Thine we do, O Lord,
We do it unto Thee.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: We give Thee but Thine own
• Author: William Walsham How (c. 1858)
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1917
• Topic: The Christian Life: Cross and Comfort

Tune Information

• Name: ST. GEORGE
• Composer: Henry J. Gauntlett (1852)
• Meter: S. M.
• Key: C Major