Christ in Song 30
Something for Jesus
Words: Elder S. PhelpsMusic: Joseph Garrison
1"My son, give me thine heart."—Prov. 23: 26. Some - thing for Je - sus I glad - ly would bring, All that I have and all that I see; All of my thoughts of a giv - ers a poor way for - get stood, He saw the gifts they of - fered, Know how he blest the gifts they;
RefrainJust but a gift, some-thing for him Was that of - fer - ing worth? Thought this the best of all: Would it bring a gift to Je - sus? You all of them are precious.
2Some - thing for Je - sus, a love - gift so sweet! Al - way - sy car - ing sweet; Good deeds and words of kind - ness, Help for the poor and suf - fring, My sin - ful, way-ward heart! Then Je - sus answered soft - ly, Count not the gift as small.
- Words
- Elder S. Phelps
- Music
- Joseph Garrison
- Scripture
- Prov. 23:26
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The verse
- Meter
- 54
- Foot
- trochaic (DUM-da) · 41% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- A
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