I Belong to Him

Representative Text

1 These two little hands were given,
Whether at work or play.
To do little things for Jesus
Thro' all this day.

Chorus:
For I belong to Him,
Yes, I belong to Him.
These two little hands are for Jesus,
For I belong to Him.

2 These two little feet were given,
Willingly to obey,
And hasten on loving errands,
Thro' all this day.

Chorus:
For I belong to Him,
Yes, I belong to Him.
These two little feet are for Jesus,
For I belong to Him.

3 These two little lips were given,
Only kind words to say,
And never to talk of evil,
Thro' all this day.

Chorus:
For I belong to Him,
Yes, I belong to Him.
These two little lips are for Jesus,
For I belong to Him.

4 These two little ears were given,
Never to try and hear
Bad words that are sometimes spoken
To play-mates dear.

Chorus:
For I belong to Him,
Yes, I belong to Him.
These two little ears are for Jesus,
For I belong to Him.

5 These two little eyes were given,
Never to look at wrong,
But study the words of Jesus;
This makes me strong.

Chorus:
For I belong to Him,
Yes, I belong to Him.
These two little eyes are for Jesus,
For I belong to Him.

6 This one little mind was given,
Whether at home or school,
To govern my little body
By the Golden Rule.

Chorus:
For I belong to Him,
Yes, I belong to Him.
This one little mind is for Jesus,
For I belong to Him.


Source: Little Branches No. 2: a collection of songs prepared especially for the primary and infant deparments of the sunday school #33

Author: F. E. Belden

Belden was born in Battle Creek, Michigan in 1858. He began writing music in his late teenage years after moving to California with his family. For health reasons he later moved to Colorado. He returned to Battle Creek with his wife in the early 1880s, and there he became involved in Adventist Church publishing. F. E. Belden wrote many hymn tunes, gospel songs, and related texts in the early years of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Belden was able to rapidly write both music and poetry together which enabled him to write a song to fit a sermon while it was still being delivered. He also wrote songs for evang­el­ist Bil­ly Sun­day. Though Belden’s later years were marred by misunderstandings with the church leadership over his royal… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: These two little hands were given
Title: I Belong to Him
Author: F. E. Belden
Language: English
Refrain First Line: For I belong to him
Copyright: Public Domain

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Children's Praise and Worship #d168

Children's Praises #d52

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Kindly Light #149

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Little Branches No. 2 #33

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Pentecostal Hymns No. 2 #137

Primary Songs for the Primary Class in the Sunday School. Rev.ed. #d83

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Primary Songs No. 2 #42

Rainbow Songs #d111

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The Gospel Song Sheaf #25

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