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SDA Hymnal 638

The Wise May Bring Their Learning

Words: Anonymous

1The wise may bring their learning,
The rich may bring their wealth,
And some may bring their greatness,
And some their strength and health:

RefrainWe too would bring our treasures
To offer to the King,
We have no wealth or learning;
What shall we children bring?

2We'll bring Him hearts that love Him,
We'll bring Him thankful praise,
And young souls meekly striving
To follow in His ways:

3We'll bring the little duties
We have to do each day;
We'll try our best to please Him,
At home, at school, at play:

Words: Anonymous
Scripture: Matthew 2:11; Mark 10:14

The verse

Meter: 7.6.7.6
Foot: iambic (da-DUM) · 67% of beats fit
Rhyme: ABCB

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Verse 1

The wise may bring their learning,˘/˘/˘/˘7A

The rich may bring their wealth,˘/˘/˘/6B

And some may bring their greatness,˘/˘/˘/˘7C

And some their strength and health:˘/˘/˘/6B

Verse 2

We'll bring Him hearts that love Him,//˘/˘/˘7A

We'll bring Him thankful praise,//˘/˘/6B

And young souls meekly striving˘///˘/˘7C

To follow in His ways:˘/˘˘˘/6B

Verse 3

We'll bring the little duties//˘/˘/˘7A

We have to do each day;˘˘˘˘//6B

We'll try our best to please Him,///˘/˘/˘8C

At home, at school, at play:˘/˘/˘/6B

Refrain

We too would bring our treasures˘/˘//˘/˘8A

To offer to the King,˘/˘˘˘/6B

We have no wealth or learning;˘˘˘/˘/˘7C

What shall we children bring?˘˘˘/˘/6B

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.