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SDA Hymnal 572

Give of Your Best to the Master

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1Give of your best to the Master;
Give of the strength of your youth;
Throw your soul's fresh, glowing ardor
Into the battle for truth.
Jesus has set the example—
Dauntless was He, young and brave;
Give Him your loyal devotion,
Give Him the best that you have.

RefrainGive of your best to the Master,
Give of the strength of your youth;
Clad in salvation's full armor,
Join in the battle for truth.

2Give of your best to the Master;
Give Him first place in your heart;
Give Him first place in your service,
Consecrate every part.
Give, and to you shall be given—
God His beloved Son gave;
Gratefully seeking to serve Him,
Give Him the best that you have.

3Give of your best to the Master;
Naught else is worthy His love;
He gave Himself for your ransom,
Gave up His glory above.
Laid down His life without murmur,
You from sin's ruin to save;
Give Him your heart's adoration,
Give Him the best that you have.

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The verse

Meter
8.7.8.7.8.7.8.7
Foot
dactylic (DUM-da-da) · 75% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABCBDEFG
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Give of your best to the Master;/˘˘/˘˘/˘8A
Give of the strength of your youth;/˘˘/˘˘/7B
Throw your soul's fresh, glowing ardor/˘///˘/˘8C
Into the battle for truth./˘˘/˘˘/7B
Jesus has set the example—/˘˘/˘˘/˘8D
Dauntless was He, young and brave;??˘˘/˘/7E
Give Him your loyal devotion,/˘˘/˘˘/˘8F
Give Him the best that you have./˘˘/˘˘˘7G

Verse 2

Give of your best to the Master;/˘˘/˘˘/˘8A
Give Him first place in your heart;/˘//˘˘/7B
Give Him first place in your service,/˘//˘˘/˘8C
Consecrate every part./˘//˘˘/7B
Give, and to you shall be given—/˘˘˘˘˘/˘8D
God His beloved Son gave;/˘˘///6E
Gratefully seeking to serve Him,/˘˘/˘˘/˘8F
Give Him the best that you have./˘˘/˘˘˘7G

Verse 3

Give of your best to the Master;/˘˘/˘˘/˘8A
Naught else is worthy His love;//˘/˘˘/7B
He gave Himself for your ransom,˘/˘/˘˘/˘8C
Gave up His glory above./˘˘/˘˘/7B
Laid down His life without murmur,//˘/˘//˘8D
You from sin's ruin to save;˘˘//˘˘/7E
Give Him your heart's adoration,/˘˘//˘/˘8F
Give Him the best that you have./˘˘/˘˘˘7G

Refrain

Give of your best to the Master,/˘˘/˘˘/˘8A
Give of the strength of your youth;/˘˘/˘˘/7B
Clad in salvation's full armor,/˘˘/˘//˘8C
Join in the battle for truth./˘˘/˘˘/7B

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.