Service Book and Hymnal of the Lutheran Church in America ‎#244

244. All things are thine; no gift have we

1 All things are thine; no gift have we,
Lord of all gifts, to offer thee;
And hence with grateful hearts today
Thine own before thy feet we lay.

2 Thy will was in the builders' thought;
Thy hand unseen amidst us wrought;
Through mortal motive, scheme and plan,
Thy wise eternal purpose ran. A-men.

3 In weakness and in want we call
On thee for whom the heavens are small;
Thy glory is thy children's good,
Thy joy thy tender fatherhood.

4 O Father, deign these walls to bless;
Fill with thy love their emptiness;
And let their door a gateway be
To lead us from ourselves to thee.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: All things are thine; no gift have we
• Author: John Greenleaf Whittier, 1807 - 92
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1958
• Topic: The Church: The House of God

Tune Information

• Name: MELCOMBE
• Composer: Samuel Webbe, 1740 - 1816
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: E♭ Major