The Hymnal and Order of Service ‎#182

182. We Give Thee But Thine Own

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 first-fruits give.

3 Our 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,
The lost to God to bring,
To teach the way of life and peace,--
It is a Christlike 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.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: We give Thee but Thine own
• Title: We Give Thee But Thine Own
• Author: William Walsham How (1858)
• Meter: S. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1937
• Scripture:
  Matthew 25:31-46
• Topic: Church Year: Trinity Season; Trinity, Ninth Sunday; Inner Missions; Christian Conduct and Service; Missions: Inner

Tune Information

• Name: TRENTHAM
• Composer: Robert Jackson (1894)
• Meter: S. M.
• Key: F Major