Thine Are All the Gifts, O God

Verse 1

Thine are all the gifts, O God,
Thine the broken bread;
Let the naked feet be shod,
And the starving fed.

Verse 2

Let Thy children, by Thy grace,
Give as Thou aboundst,
Till the poor have breathing-space,
And the lost are found.

Verse 3

Wiser than the miser’s hoards
Is the giver’s choice;
Sweeter than the song of birds
Is the thankful voice.

Verse 4

Welcome smiles on faces sad
As the flowers of spring:
Let the tender hearts be glad
With the joy they bring.

Verse 5

Happier for their pity’s sake
Make their sports and plays,
And from lips of childhood take
Thy perfected praise.