What Gift Can We Bring

What gift can we bring, what present, what token

Author: Jane M. Marshall (1980)
Tune: ANNIVERSARY SONG (Marshall)
Published in 7 hymnals

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1
What gift can we bring, what present, what token?
What words can convey it, the joy of this day?
When grateful we come, remembering, rejoicing,
what song can we offer in honor and praise?

2
Give thanks for the past, for those who had vision,
who planted and watered so dreams could come
true.
Give thanks for the now, for study, for worship,
for mission that bids us turn prayer into deed.

3
Give thanks for tomorrow, full of surprises,
for knowing whatever tomorrow may bring,
the Word is our promise always, forever;
we rest in God’s keeping and live in God’s love.

4
This gift we now bring, this present, this token,
these words can’t convey it, the joy of this day!
When grateful we come, remembering, rejoicing,
this song we now offer in honor and praise!


Source: Sing! A New Creation #232

Author: Jane M. Marshall

Jane Marshall graduated from Southern Methodist University, Dallas, with both a Bachelor and Masters degree in music. She has served in a number of United Methodist churches in Texas and taught in both public schools and at Southern Methodist University. A strong advocate of congregational song, she has written a number of hymn tunes as well as served on the editorial committees of several hymnbooks. A contributor to music journals, she is the author of Grace Noted, a collection of homilies, essays and poems published by Hope Publishing Company. Jane Marshall's compositions, many of which have taken on "classic" status include, from the 1950s, My Eternal King and two other magnificent works for SATB: He Comes to Us and None Other Lamb. D… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: What gift can we bring, what present, what token
Title: What Gift Can We Bring
Author: Jane M. Marshall (1980)
Meter: 11.11.11.11
Copyright: © 1982 Hope Publishing Co.

Timeline

Media

The United Methodist Hymnal #87
Worship and Rejoice #685

Instances

Instances (7)TextImageAudioScore
Celebrating Grace Hymnal #533Image
Hymnal Supplement II #77
Sing! A New Creation #232TextImageAudio
The New Century Hymnal #370Image
The United Methodist Hymnal #87TextImageAudioScore
The Worshiping Church #794TextImage
Worship and Rejoice #685TextImageAudioScore