More Blessed to Give Than to Receive

Representative Text

1 Help us, O Lord, Thy yoke to wear,
Delighting in Thy perfect will;
Each other’s burden learn to bear,
And thus Thy law of love fulfill.

2 He that hath pity on the poor
Lendeth his substance to the Lord,
And lo! his recompense is sure,
For more than all shall be restored.

3 Teach us, with glad, ungrudging heart,
As Thou hast blest our various store,
From our abundance to impart
A liberal portion to the poor.

4 To Thee our all devoted be,
In whom we breathe, and move, and live;
Freely we have received from Thee;
Freely may we rejoice to give.

Amen.

Source: The Hymnal of The Evangelical United Brethren Church #369

Author: Thomas Cotterill

Thomas Cotterill (b. Cannock, Staffordshire, England, 1779; d. Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, 1823) studied at St. John's College, Cambridge, England, and became an Anglican clergyman. A central figure in the dispute about the propriety of singing hymns, Cotterill published a popular collection of hymns (including many of his own as well as alterations of other hymns), Selection of Psalms and Hymns in 1810. But when he tried to introduce a later edition of this book in Sheffield in 1819, his congregation protested. Many believed strongly that the Church of England should maintain its tradition of exclusive psalm singing. In a church court the Archbishop of York and Cotterill reached a compromise: the later edition of Selection was withdrawn… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Help us, O Lord, thy yoke to wear
Title: More Blessed to Give Than to Receive
Author: Thomas Cotterill
Meter: 8.8.8.8
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Tune

MANOAH (Greatorex)

MANOAH was first published in Henry W. Greatorex's Collection of Psalm and Hymn Tunes (1851). This anthology (later editions had alternate titles) contained one of the best tune collections of its era and included thirty-seven original compositions and arrangements by compiler Greatorex as well as m…

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QUEBEC (Baker)

Henry Baker (b. Nuneham, Oxfordshire, England, 1835; d. Wimbledon, England, 1910; not to be confused with Henry W. Baker) was educated as a civil engineer at Winchester and Cooper's Hill and was active in railroad building in India. In 1867 he completed a music degree at Exeter College, Oxford, Engl…

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FEDERAL STREET

Henry Kemble Oliver (b. Beverly, MA, 1800; d. Salem, MA, 1885) composed FEDERAL STREET in 1832, possibly as an imitation of earlier psalm tunes in long meter. He took it to a music class taught by Lowell Mason (who may have contributed to the harmony); Mason (PHH 96) published it in his Boston Acade…

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A Collection of Hymns for the use of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church in America #1035

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Church Pastorals, hymns and tunes for public and social worship #502

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Free Methodist Hymnal #401

Gospel Light, or Hymns and Tunes for all Occasions of Christian Work and Worship #d154

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Hymn-Book of the Evangelical Association #533

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Hymnal for Christian Science Church and Sunday School Services #110

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Hymnal of the Methodist Episcopal Church #904

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Hymnal of the Methodist Episcopal Church #904

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Hymns for Christian Devotion #783

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Hymns for Christian Devotion #783

Hymns for Public Worship in the Diocese of Fredericton. 2nd ed. #d80

Hymns for the Use of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. Impr. ed. #d186

Hymns for the Use of the Brethren in Christ #d174

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Hymns for the Use of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Rev. ed. #1035

Mennonite Hymn Book #d127

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New Christian Hymn and Tune Book #274

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New Christian Hymn and Tune Book #274

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New Hymn and Tune book #139e

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New Hymn and Tune Book #139e

Popular Hymns, revised #116

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Songs of the Peacemaker #249

The Advent Christian Hymnal #d299

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The Christian Hymn Book #964

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The Christian hymnal #327

The Christian Hymnary. Bks. 1-4 #286

The Christian Hymnist #d195

The Church and School #d73

The Church Hymn Book #d363

The Congregation #d55

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The Congregational Hymn Book #938

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The Cyber Hymnal #2308

The Evangelical Hymn and Tune Book #d256

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The Evangelical Hymnal #355

The Gospel Call, Part Two #228

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The Gospel Call #161

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The Heart and Voice #27b

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The Hymn Book of the Free Methodist Church #543

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The Hymnal of The Evangelical United Brethren Church #369

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The Liturgy and Hymns of the American Province of the Unitas Fratrum #595

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The Methodist Hymnal (Text only edition) #691

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The Methodist Hymnal #691

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The Seed Sower #171

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The Standard Church Hymnal #269

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The Wesleyan Methodist Hymnal #401

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