609 GERMANY L. M. 3 WM. GARDINER'S Sacred Melodies, 1815 Our gifts are still our tru - est wealth,To serve Thee our sin-cer - est pray'r! A-men. [sea, Flow strength and coolness from the So through the ways our hands provide May quickening life flow in from Thee,3 To heal the wound, to still the pain, And strength to failing pulses bring, Until the lame shall leap again And the parched lips with gladness ring. 2 And with that hast freely given Blessings countless as the sand, To the evil and unthankful With Thine own unsparing hand. 3 Grant us hearts, dear Lord, to yield Thee, Gladly, freely of Thine own; With the sunshine of Thy goodness Melt our thankless hearts of stone; 4 Till our cold and selfish natures, Warmed by Thee, at length believe That more happy and more blessèd 'Tis to give than to receive. 5 Wondrous honor hast Thou given To our humblest charity, In Thine own mysterious sentence, "Ye have done it unto Me." 6 Can it be, O gracious Master, Thou dost deign for alms to sue, Saying, by Thy poor and needy, "Give as I have given to you?" 7 Give us faith, to trust Thee boldly, Mrs. E. S. ALDERSON, 1868 9 Grant us, then, the grace of giving With a spirit large and free, That our life and all our liv - ing We may con- se 2 Thine own life Thou freely gavest As an offering on the cross For each sinner whom Thou savest From eternal shame and loss. Blest by Thee with gifts and graces, May we heed Thy Church's call, Gladly in all times and places Give to Thee who givest all. 3 Saviour, Thou hast freely given R. MURRAY |