We Give Thee but Thine Own

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

4 And we believe Thy word,
   Though dim our faith may be;
   Whate'er we do for Thine, O Lord,
   We do it unto Thee.
                         William W. How
                         The Methodist Hymnal 1964 edition

<idle musing>
The Methodist hymnal from 1917 inserts two additional verses:

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!

5 The captive to release
   To God the lost to bring,
   To teach the way of life and peace,
   It is a Christ-like thing.

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