Of all the gifts thine hand bestows
Book 3, Hymn 80 · William Cowper · Public-domain words
Of all the gifts thine hand bestows
Book 3, Hymn 80 · William Cowper
The words
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Stanza 1. Of all the gifts thine hand bestows,Thou Giver of all good!Not heav’n itself a richer knows,Than my Redeemer’s blood.
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Stanza 2. Faith too, the blood receiving grace,From the same hand we gainElse, sweetly as it suits our case,That gift had been in vain.
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Stanza 3. Till thou thy teaching pow’r apply,Our hearts refuse to see;And weak, as a distempered eye,Shut out the view of thee.
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Stanza 4. Blind to the merits of thy Son,What misery we endure!Yet fly that hand, from which alone,We could expect a cure.
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Stanza 5. We praise thee, and would praise thee more,To thee our all we owe;The precious Savior, and the pow’rThat makes him precious too.
Olney Hymns (1779), Book 3, Hymn 80. William Cowper. Public domain. CCEL transcription with modernized spelling. www.praylock.com/olney-hymns/3-80
About these words
William Cowper lived from 1731 to 1800. These historical words are public domain.
This hymn belongs to the complete three-book collection first published in 1779.
The CCEL transcription modernizes spelling and some punctuation. Read this hymn at the source. Checked 23 October 2026.
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