We give this child to You
by Mrs. Carol Mayes
Representative text
As printed in The Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal (1985), no. 379.
Verse 1
We give this child to You, Our precious gift of love. Help us to lead each step aright With guidance from above.
Verse 2
O bless each child of Yours, And grant when they are grown, They will have learned to love Your way, And choose it for their own.
Verse 3
We give ourselves to You, And may Your Spirit fill Our hearts and home, that all we do Be subject to Your will.