Scripture Verse

You…clothed me with joy, that my heart may sing Your praises. Psalm 30:11–12

Introduction

Words: D. W. Eb­ert, in Sow­ing and Reap­ing (Har­ris­burg, Penn­syl­van­ia: J. H. Kurz­en­kna­be & Sons, 1889), num­ber 24.

Music: Ma­pu­to Har­ry J. Kurz­en­knabe (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know Eb­ert’s full name, or where to get a good pho­to of him or Kurz­en­knabe (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

Dear Lord, Thy lit­tle lambs are we,
Thy bless­ings come to share;
Thy grace has kept us close to Thee,
Like shel­tered blos­soms fair.

Refrain

Our hearts o’er­flow with prais­es,
Accept the of­fer­ing meet;
The frag­rance of Thy child­ren’s love,
In trib­ute pure and sweet.

Our hearts, dear Lord, are filled with glee,
Our hands with flow­ers, too;
Love’s trib­ute now we bring to Thee,
Affection’s em­blem true.

Refrain

Lord, keep us safe with­in Thy fold,
As car­ols bright we raise;
To cheer the hearts of young and old,
Through all our chang­ing days.