ELHB Hymn 361
We give Thee but Thine own
William Walsham How (1858)
Hymn Text
361. We give Thee but Thine own
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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.
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.
As stewards true receive,
And gladly, as Thou blessest us,
To Thee our first-fruits give.
3 To comfort and to bless,
To find a balm for woe,
To tend the lone and fatherless--
Is angels' work below.
To find a balm for woe,
To tend the lone and fatherless--
Is angels' work below.
4 The captive to release,
To God the lost to bring,
To teach the way of life and peace--
It is a Christlike thing.
To God the lost to bring,
To teach the way of life and peace--
It is a Christlike thing.
Source noted on Hymnary: Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-book #361