To do Thy holy will;
To bear Thy cross;
To trust Thy mercy still,
In pain or loss;
Poor gifts are these to bring,
Dear Lord, to Thee,
Who hast done everything
For me!

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"Only Our Love", st. 1. Anthologized in The Changed Cross, and the Shadow of the Rock (New York: Anson D. F. Randolph & Co, 1866) pp. 47–49. "Everything" changed to "every thing" in Josiah H. Gilbert (ed.) Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (Troy, NY: H. B. Nims & Co, 1883) p. 169

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To do Thy holy will;To bear Thy cross;To trust Thy mercy still,In pain or loss;Poor gifts are these to bring,Dear Lord, to Thee,Who hast done everythingFor me!

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To do Thy holy will;
To bear Thy cross;
To trust Thy mercy still,
In pain or loss;
Poor gifts are these to bring,
Dear Lord, to Thee,
Who hast done everything
For me!