Text: | We give Thee but Thine own |
Author: | Bp. W. Walsam How, 1823-1897 |
Tune: | GARDEN CITY |
Composer: | Horatio W. Parker, 1863- |
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 we do for Thine, O Lord,
We do it unto Thee.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | We give Thee but Thine own |
Author: | Bp. W. Walsam How, 1823-1897 |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1917 |
Topic: | Benevolence; Almsgiving; Charity, acts of(4 more...) |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | GARDEN CITY |
Composer: | Horatio W. Parker, 1863- |
Meter: | S.M. |
Key: | A♭ Major |