I Want to Give the Lord My Tenth

Cheerfully

1. I want to give the Lord my tenth,
For ev’ry time I do
It makes me think of all the gifts
He gives to me and you.

2. He gives us life, this lovely world.
And though my tenth seems small,
It shows my faith and gratitude
To him, the Lord of all.

Words and music: Lonnie Dobson Adams, b. 1942. © 1969, 1989 IRI
This song may be copied for incidental, noncommercial church or home use.

Illustration by Dilleen Marsh