| Text: | All things are Thine; no gift have we |
| Author: | J. G. Whittier |
| Tune: | ALSACE |
| Composer: | From L. van Beethoven |
1 All things are Thine; no gift have we,
Lord of all gifts, to offer Thee;
And hence with grateful hearts today
Thine own before Thy feet we lay.
2 Thy will was in the builders' thought;
Thy hand unseen amidst us wrought;
Through mortal motive, scheme, and plan,
Thy wise eternal purpose ran.
3 In weakness and in want we call
On Thee for whom the heavens are small
Thy glory is Thy children's good,
Thy joy Thy tender Fatherhood.
4 O Father, deign these walls to bless;
Fill with Thy love their emptiness;
And let their door a gateway be
To lead us from ourselves to Thee.
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | All things are Thine; no gift have we |
| Author: | J. G. Whittier |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 1920 |
| Topic: | The Church: Church Building, Consecration, Etc. |
| Notes: | Public Domain. |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | ALSACE |
| Composer: | From L. van Beethoven |
| Meter: | L.M. |
| Key: | G Major or modal |
| Notes: | Public Domain. |