Scripture Verse

I will offer to Thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving. Psalm 116:17

Introduction

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Robert Lowry (1826–1899)

Words: Fan­ny Cros­by, in Pure Gold, ed­it­ed by Ro­bert Low­ry & W. How­ard Doane (New York: Big­low & Main, 1871), num­ber 5.

Music: Gun­ners­bu­ry Ro­bert Low­ry (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Fanny Crosby (1820–1915)

Lyrics

Like gentle dew the blessings fall
From God whose love inspires our song;
Our time, our talents and our all,
From Him received, to Him belong.

Refrain

Then let us offer to His name
The willing sacrifice of praise;
And may our grateful lips pro­claim
His goodness in the notes we raise!

On Je­sus all our sins were laid;
He freely shed His precious blood,
And thus our advocate was made,
That He might bring us near to God.

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To save from death our guilty race,
He bore the cross, endured the pain;
O wondrous riches of His grace!
In Him we die to live again.

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