Scripture Verse

Jesus said to Simon Peter…Do you love Me more than these? He said to Him, Yes, Lord; You know I love You. He said to him, Feed My lambs. John 21:15

Introduction

Words: Will­iam Cut­ter, in the Chris­tian Mir­ror (Port­land, Maine: April 23, 1829).

Music: Par­ker Karl P. Har­ring­ton, in The Me­tho­dist Hym­nal (New York: Me­tho­dist Book Con­cern, 1905) (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pic­ture of Cut­ter (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

portrait
Karl P. Harrington (1861–1953)

Lyrics

She loved her Sav­ior, and to Him
Her cost­li­est present brought;
To crown His head, or grace His name,
No gift too rare she thought.

And though the pru­dent world­ling frowned,
And thought the poor be­reft;
Christ’s hum­ble friend sweet com­fort found,
For He ap­proved the gift.

The poor are al­ways with us here,
’Tis our great Fa­ther’s plan
That mu­tu­al wants and mu­tu­al care
May bind us man to man.

So let the Sav­ior be adored,
And not the poor des­pised,
Give to the hun­gry from your hoard,
But all, give all to Christ.

Go, clothe the nak­ed, lead the blind,
Give to the wea­ry rest;
For sor­row’s child­ren comfort find,
And help for all dis­tressed.

But give to Christ alone Thy heart,
Thy faith, Thy love su­preme,
Then for His sake Thine alms im­part,
And so give all to Him.