We Give Thee but Thine Own [#WeGiveTheeButThineOwn]
We Give Thee but Thine Own [#WeGiveTheeButThineOwn]
Song based on the Bible verse:
1 Chronicles 29:14
But who am I, and who are my people,
That we should be able to offer so willingly as this?
For all things come from You,
And of Your own we have given You.
Song written by:
Original in English: William W. How (William Walsham How)
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 firstfruits give
3
The captive to release
To God the lost to bring
To teach the way of life and peace—
It is a Christ-like thing
4
And we believe Thy Word
Though dim our faith may be
Whate’er for Thine we do O Lord
We do it unto Thee
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 firstfruits 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