Scripture Verse

They presented unto Him gifts; gold, and frankincense and myrrh. Matthew 2:11

Introduction

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John Brownlie (1857–1925)

Words: Ana­to­li­us, 5th Cen­tu­ry (τί σοι προ­σεν­έγ­κω­μεν, Χρισ­τὲ). Trans­lat­ed from Greek to Eng­lish by John Brown­lie, Hymns of the Greek Church (Ed­in­burgh & Lon­don: Oli­phant, An­der­son & Fer­ri­er, 1900), pag­es 30–31.

Music: Our Of­fer­ings Scott Wer­de­baugh, 2018 (🔊 pdf nwc).

OUR OFFERINGS
© 2018 Scott Werdebaugh
This mu­sic may be free­ly re­pro­duced or pub­lished for Chris­tian wor­ship or de­vo­tions, pro­vid­ed it is not al­tered, & this no­tice is on each co­py. All oth­er rights re­served.

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Scott Werdebaugh (1951–)

Lyrics

What shall we bring to Thee?
What shall our of­fer­ing be
On this Thy na­tal morn?
For Thou, O Christ, hast come to earth—
A vir­gin mo­ther gave Thee birth—
For our re­demp­tion born.

The whole cre­ation broad
Gives praise and thanks to God,
Who gave His on­ly Son;
And list! the bright an­gel­ic throng
Their hom­age yield in sweet­est song
For peace on earth be­gun.

The hea­vens their glo­ry shed,
The star shines o’er His head,
The pro­mised Christ and King;
And wise men from the lands afar,
Led by the bright­ness of the star,
Their trea­sured of­fer­ings bring.

What shall we give Thee now?
Lowly the shep­herds bow,
Have we no gift to bring?
Our wor­ship, lo, we yield to Thee,
All that we are, and hope to be—
This is our of­fer­ing.