When-e'er I take my walks a-broad,
How ma-ny poor I see!
What shall I ren-der to my God
For all His gifts to me?
Not more than oth-ers I de-serve,
Yet God hath given me more:
For I have food, while oth-ers starve,
Or beg from door to door.
How ma-ny chil-dren in the street
Half na-ked I be-hold!
While I am clothed from head to feet,
And co-vered from the cold.
While some poor wret-ches scarce can tell
Where they may lay their head,
I have a home where-in to dwell,
And rest up-on my bed.
While oth-ers ear-ly learn to swear,
And curse, and lie, and steal,
Lord, I am taught Thy name to fear,
And do Thy ho-ly will.
Are these Thy fa-vors, day by day,
To me a-bove the rest?
Then let me love Thee more than they,
And try to serve Thee best.
*Music: Composed 1999 by Mitch Cervinka. Donated to the Public Domain for the unrestricted use of Christ's church.