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We Give Thee But Thine Own
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.