We Give Thee but Thine Own

 

VERSE 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.

 

VERSE 2

May we Thy bounties thus

As stewards true receive,

And gladly, as Thou blessest us,

To Thee our firstfruits give.

 

VERSE 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.

 

VERSE 4

To comfort and to bless,

To find a balm for woe,

To tend the lone and fatherless

Is angels’ work below.

 

VERSE 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.

 

VERSE 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.

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