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The Offering

Lord, take my all, The gift is small for Thee

Author: John J. McLaurin (1909)
Tune: [Lord take my all The gift is small] (Excell)
Published in 16 hymnals

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Representative Text

1 Lord, take my all, -
The gift is small
For Thee, for Thee;
What hast Thou done,
O blessed One,
For me, for me!
What hast Thou done,
O blessed One,
For me, for me!

2 Dare I refuse
My life to use
For Thee, for Thee;
Who shed Thy blood,
A cleansing flood,
For me, for me?
Who shed Thy blood,
A cleansing flood,
For me, for me?

3 Would I had more,
Earth’s richest store,
For Thee, for Thee;
Thy love has met
A boundless debt,
For me, for me;
Thy love has met
A boundless debt,
For me, for me.

4 By grace divine,
Seal what is mine
For Thee, for Thee;
Who suffered loss,
And bore the cross,
For me, for me;
Who suffered loss,
And bore the cross,
For me, for me.

5 Lord, here am I,
To live or die
For Thee, for Thee;
Thy sacrifice
Has paid the price
For me, for me;
Thy sacrifice
Has paid the price
For me, for me.


Source: The New Praiseworthy: for the Church and Sunday School #133

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Author: John J. McLaurin

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First Line: Lord, take my all, The gift is small for Thee
Title: The Offering
Author: John J. McLaurin (1909)
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
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