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BibleGateway: Deuteronomy 26:1-11

ESV Text: Deuteronomy 26:1-11


KJV Text:

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     1 And it shall be, when thou art come in unto the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance, and possessest it, and dwellest therein; 2 That thou shalt take of the first of all the fruit of the earth, which thou shalt bring of thy land that the LORD thy God giveth thee, and shalt put it in a basket, and shalt go unto the place which the LORD thy God shall choose to place his name there. 3 And thou shalt go unto the priest that shall be in those days, and say unto him, I profess this day unto the LORD thy God, that I am come unto the country which the LORD sware unto our fathers for to give us. 4 And the priest shall take the basket out of thine hand, and set it down before the altar of the LORD thy God. 5 And thou shalt speak and say before the LORD thy God, A Syrian ready to perish was my father, and he went down into Egypt, and sojourned there with a few, and became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous: 6 And the Egyptians evil entreated us, and afflicted us, and laid upon us hard bondage: 7 And when we cried unto the LORD God of our fathers, the LORD heard our voice, and looked on our affliction, and our labour, and our oppression: 8 And the LORD brought us forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand, and with an outstretched arm, and with great terribleness, and with signs, and with wonders: 9 And he hath brought us into this place, and hath given us this land, even a land that floweth with milk and honey. 10 And now, behold, I have brought the firstfruits of the land, which thou, O LORD, hast given me. And thou shalt set it before the LORD thy God, and worship before the LORD thy God: 11 And thou shalt rejoice in every good thing which the LORD thy God hath given unto thee, and unto thine house, thou, and the Levite, and the stranger that is among you.(KJV)


Hymn: TLH 442:
Lord of Glory, Who Has Bought Us

— Organ Audio

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1. Lord of Glory, who hast bought us 
With Thy life-blood as the price, 
Never grudging for the lost ones 
That tremendous sacrifice; 
And with that hast freely given 
Blessings countless as the sand 
To the unthankful and the evil 
With Thine own unsparing hand; 

2. Grant us hearts, dear Lord, to yield Thee 
Gladly, freely, of Thine own; 
With the sunshine of Thy goodness 
Melt our thankless hearts of stone 
Till our cold and selfish natures, 
Warmed by Thee, at length believe 
That more happy and more blessed 
‘Tis to give than to receive. 

3. Wondrous honor hast Thou given 
To our humblest charity 
In Thine own mysterious sentence, 
“Ye have done it unto Me.” 
Can it be, O gracious Master, 
Thou dost deign for alms to sue, 
Saying by Thy poor and needy, 
“Give as I have given to you”? 

4. Yes, the sorrow and the sufferings 
Which on every hand we see 
Channels are for tithes and offerings 
Due by solemn right to Thee; 
Right of which we may not rob Thee, 
Debt we may not choose but pay, 
Lest that face of love and pity 
Turn from us another day. 

5. Lord of Glory, who hast bought us 
With Thy life-blood as the price, 
Never grudging for the lost ones 
That tremendous sacrifice, 
Give us faith to trust Thee boldly, 
Hope, to stay our souls on Thee; 
But, oh! best of all Thy graces, 
Give us Thine own charity.