279. We give You but Your own

1 We give You but Your own,
whate'er the gift may be;
all that we have is Yours alone,
a trust, O Lord, and free.

2 May we Your bounties thus
as stewards true receive,
and gladly, as You give to us,
to You our first-fruits give.

Text Information
First Line: We give You but Your own
Author: William Walsham How, 1823-1897 (alt.)
Meter: SM
Language: English
Publication Date: 2004
Topic: The Temple: Dedications of Gifts - Offerings
Tune Information
Name: NARENZA
Adapter: William Henry Havergal, 1793-1870
Meter: SM
Key: B♭ Major
Source: Chatholicum Hymnologium Germanicum, 1584; Alt.: Compilers of Church Hymnary, 1898



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