We Give Thee But Thine Own

Monk, William Henry (1823-1889); How, William Walsham (1823-1897)

6 Verses Christian Hymn Spiritual Song

Verse 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.

Verse 2

May we Thy bounties thus As stewards true receive, And gladly, as Thou blessest us, To Thee our firstfruits give.

Verse 3

O hearts are bruised and dead, And homes are bare and cold, And lambs for whom the Shepherd bled Are straying from the fold.

Verse 4

To comfort and to bless, To find a balm for woe, To tend the lone and fatherless Is angels' work below.

Verse 5

The captive to release, To God the lost to bring, To teach the way of life and peace? It is a Christlike thing.

Verse 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.