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Our Gifts to Jesus

Author: Ada Blenkhorn Appears in 9 hymnals First Line: What can we give to Jesus Refrain First Line: We'll give our hearts to Jesus Used With Tune: [What can we give to Jesus]

[What can we give to Jesus]

Appears in 6 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Chas. H. Gabriel Incipit: 53325 21512 16754 Used With Text: Our Gifts to Jesus

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Author: Ada Blenkhorn Hymnal: Little Branches No. 2 #47 (1896) First Line: What can we give to Jesus Refrain First Line: We'll give our hearts to Jesus Lyrics: 1 What can we give to Jesus, That He would prize the most, That would, when known in heaven, Rejoice the angel host? Not gold, nor precious jewels, Could such an off'ring be; These were a gift unworthy Of such a friend as He. Chorus: We'll give our hearts to Jesus; No gift that we could bring. Would be a better present, For Christ, the children's King. 2 We may not govern riches, Our talents may be few, Yet surely there is something That we for Him may do. He owns the lovely flowers, The earth, and heav'n above; He asks us not for riches-- He only wants our love. [Chorus] 3 We know that He will take us, For He has told us so; He'll purify and cleanse us, And wash us white as snow. He'll always, dwell within us, And make us sweet and mild, Just like the gentle Savior, The sinless, holy child. [Chorus] Languages: English Tune Title: [What can we give to Jesus]

Our Gifts to Jesus

Author: Ada Blenkhorn Hymnal: Joyful Songs for Boys and Girls #49 (1932) First Line: What can we give to Jesus Refrain First Line: We'll give our hearts to Jesus Languages: English Tune Title: [What can we give to Jesus]

Our Gifts to Jesus

Author: Ada Blenkhorn Hymnal: Jewels for Juniors #57 (1911) First Line: What can we give to Jesus Refrain First Line: We'll give our hearts to Jesus Languages: English Tune Title: [What can we give to Jesus]

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Ada Blenkhorn

1858 - 1927 Author of "Our Gifts to Jesus" in Little Branches No. 2 Ada Jane Blenkhorn Canada 1858-1927 Born in Cobourg, Ontario, the 10th of 11 children, she emigrated with her family to the U.S. In 1884 and settled in Cleveland, OH.. She was raised a Methodist, and began writing hymn lyrics at age 34. A prolific writer of hymn lyrics, she was about to give it up when a friend encouraged her to continue, telling her some soul might be saved by a hymn she would write. She worked for many years as secretary to her brother, Henry's, real estate company. After his death in 1923, she became president of the company. She never married. John Perry

Chas. H. Gabriel

1856 - 1932 Composer of "[What can we give to Jesus]" in The King of Kings Pseudonyms: C. D. Emerson, Charlotte G. Homer, S. B. Jackson, A. W. Lawrence, Jennie Ree ============= For the first seventeen years of his life Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (b. Wilton, IA, 1856; d. Los Angeles, CA, 1932) lived on an Iowa farm, where friends and neighbors often gathered to sing. Gabriel accompanied them on the family reed organ he had taught himself to play. At the age of sixteen he began teaching singing in schools (following in his father's footsteps) and soon was acclaimed as a fine teacher and composer. He moved to California in 1887 and served as Sunday school music director at the Grace Methodist Church in San Francisco. After moving to Chicago in 1892, Gabriel edited numerous collections of anthems, cantatas, and a large number of songbooks for the Homer Rodeheaver, Hope, and E. O. Excell publishing companies. He composed hundreds of tunes and texts, at times using pseudonyms such as Charlotte G. Homer. The total number of his compositions is estimated at about seven thousand. Gabriel's gospel songs became widely circulated through the Billy Sunday-Homer Rodeheaver urban crusades. Bert Polman