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My Maker and My King

The same words as 2 hymnals printed them. Pick two versions to see every change between them: words added, dropped or altered, and verses left out.

The words are the same. · tune El Kader → Laudes Domini

Verse 1

My Maker and my King,
To Thee my all I owe;
Thy sovereign bounty is the spring
Whence all my blessings flow;

Verse 1

My Maker and my King,
To Thee my all I owe;
Thy sovereign bounty is the spring
Whence all my blessings flow;

Verse 2

The creature of Thy hand,
On Thee alone I live;
My God, Thy benefits demand
More praise than I can give.

Verse 2

The creature of Thy hand,
On Thee alone I live;
My God, Thy benefits demand
More praise than I can give.

Verse 3

Lord, what can I impart
When all is Thine before?
Thy love demands a thankful heart—
The gift, alas! how poor.

Verse 3

Lord, what can I impart
When all is Thine before?
Thy love demands a thankful heart—
The gift, alas! how poor.

Verse 4

O! let Thy grace inspire
My soul with strength divine;
Let every word and each desire
And all my days be Thine.

Verse 4

O! let Thy grace inspire
My soul with strength divine;
Let every word and each desire
And all my days be Thine.