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Free same-meter accompaniment for We Give Thee But Thine Own (William Walsham How): organ, piano or guitar playing the tune ST. THOMAS (Aaron Williams) in four-part harmony, 7 verses, with the words on screen. Choose the key and speed, add an introduction, project the words on a TV, or practice your own choir part. Made for churches and home groups without a musician.
Sung here to ST. THOMAS (Aaron Williams), a Short Meter (6.6.8.6) tune — not necessarily the tune usually paired with this text. Any tune in the same meter fits the words.
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- 1We give thee but thine own,
- Whate'er the gift may be:
- All that we have is thine alone,
- A trust, O Lord, from thee.
- 2May we thy bounties thus
- As stewards true receive,
- And gladly, as thou blessest us,
- To thee our first-fruits give.
- 3O hearts are bruised and dead,
- And homes are bare and cold,
- And lambs for whom the Shepherd bled
- Are straying from the Fold!
- 4To comfort and to bless,
- To find a balm for woe,
- To tend the lone and fatherless
- Is angels' work below.
- 5The captive to release,
- To God the lost to bring,
- To teach the way of life and peace,
- It is a Christ-like thing.
- 6And we believe thy word,
- Though dim our faith may be;
- Whate'er for thine we do, O Lord,
- We do it unto thee.
- 7Amen.
About this music
ST. THOMAS — Aaron Williams. Setting: "The Church Hymnal, Revised and Enlarged" (Episcopal), 1905.. The score is from the Open Hymnal Project, copied from Episcopal Hymnal, 1905 Hymn 485.; music and setting are in the public domain. The words above are from the hymnal cited on the We Give Thee But Thine Own page.
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