O God, What Offering Shall I Give?

O God

what of­fer­ing shall I give

To Thee

the Lord of earth and skies?

My spir­it

soul

and flesh re­ceive

A ho­ly

liv­ing sac­ri­fice!

Small as it is

’tis all my store:

More should’st Thou have

if I had more.

Now then

my God

Thou hast my soul:

No long­er mine

but Thine I am:

Guard Thou Thine own

pos­sess it whole!

Cheer it with hope

with love in­flame!

Thou hast my spir­it: there dis­play

Thy glo­ry to the per­fect day.

Thou hast my flesh

Thy hal­lowed shrine

Devoted sole­ly to Thy will;

Here let Thy light for­ev­er shine:

This house still let Thy pre­sence fill:

O Source of life

live

dwell and move

In me

till all my life be love!

O nev­er in these vales of shame

(Sad fruits of sin) my glo­ry­ing be;

Clothe with sal­va­tion

through Thy name

My soul

and let me put on Thee!

Be liv­ing faith my cost­ly dress

And my best robe

Thy right­eous­ness.

Send down Thy like­ness from abo­ve

And let this my ad­orn­ing be;

Clothe me with wis­dom

pa­tience

love

With low­li­ness and pur­ity;

Than gold and pearls more pre­cious far

And bright­er than the morn­ing star.

Lord

arm me with Thy Spir­it’s might

Since I am called by Thy great name!

In Thee let all my thoughts unite

Of all my works be Thou the aim:

Thy love at­tend me all my days

And my sole bu­si­ness be Thy praise.