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We Give Thee But Thine Own

Lyrics by
William Walsham How (1864)
Music by
William Henry Havergal (1858)
Tune
SCHUMANN · 7.7.7.7
Scripture
1 Chronicles 29:14
Verse 1
We give Thee but Thine own,
What-e'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 first fruits give.
Verse 3
O hearts are bruised and dead,
And homes are bare and cold,
And lambs for whom the Shepperd bled
Are straying from the fold.
Verse 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.

A stewardship hymn emphasizing that all we give belongs originally to God.