"We Give Thee But Thine Own"
                         by William W. How, 1823-1897
                                  Text From:
                      THE HANDBOOK TO THE LUTHERAN HYMNAL
              (St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1942) p.313



        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. Oh, 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,
        To God the lost 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.

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        Notes from _The Lutheran Hymnal_
        Hymn #441 
        Text: 1 John 3:17
        Author: William W. How, 1854        
        Composer: William H. Monk, 1861
        Tune: "Energy"      
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        This text was converted to ascii format for Project Wittenberg
             by Debbie Harris and is in the public domain. You may
         freely distribute, copy or print this text. Please direct any
        comments or suggestions to: Rev. Robert E. Smith of the Walther
                  Library at Concordia Theological Seminary.

                          E-mail: bob_smith@ctsfw.edu
                                       
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                         "We Give Thee But Thine Own"
                         by William W. How, 1823-1897
                                  Text From:
                      THE HANDBOOK TO THE LUTHERAN HYMNAL
              (St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1942) p.313



        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. Oh, 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,
        To God the lost 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.

        _______________________________________
        Notes from _The Lutheran Hymnal_
        Hymn #441 
        Text: 1 John 3:17
        Author: William W. How, 1854        
        Composer: William H. Monk, 1861
        Tune: "Energy"      
        ______________________________________________________________
        This text was converted to ascii format for Project Wittenberg
             by Debbie Harris and is in the public domain. You may
         freely distribute, copy or print this text. Please direct any
        comments or suggestions to: Rev. Robert E. Smith of the Walther
                  Library at Concordia Theological Seminary.

                          E-mail: bob_smith@ctsfw.edu
                                       
          Surface Mail: 6600 N. Clinton St., Ft. Wayne, IN 46825 USA
             Phone: (219) 452-2148             Fax: (219) 452-2126
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