Scripture Verse

My cup runneth over. Psalm 23:5

Introduction

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Edwin O. Excell (1851–1921)

Words: Jes­sie B. Pounds, in Co­ro­na­tion Hymns, ed­it­ed by Ed­win Ex­cell (Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois: E. O. Ex­cell, 1910).

Music: Ed­win O. Ex­cell (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Jessie Pounds (1861–1921)

Lyrics

His gifts are great­er than my dreams,
The gifts of God to me;
As count­less as the sun­set’s gold­en beams,
As bound­less as the sea.

Refrain

His gifts are great­er than my dreams,
The gifts of Him who set me free;
And more and more abun­dant dai­ly seems
The grace of God to me.

I ask a part, He gives the whole—
Himself, and all be­side;
His lov­ing­kind­ness ov­er­flows my soul,
Inrushing as the tide.

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His ways are ways of plea­sant­ness,
His paths are paths of peace
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His hand is ever reach­ing out to bless;
He bids each sor­row cease.

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Within my heart He shall have place
To rule and reign su­preme;
My voice will ev­er praise Him for the grace
Of which I ne’er could dream.

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