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How Much Have I Given(Revised)
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By Gary James Smith
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HOW MUCH HAVE I GIVEN

How much have I given to God
Of my talents, my treasures, my time
How often have I prayed as I ought
How many prayers have been selfishly mine?

O empty me Lord of myself
Fill me with longing for Thee
Then I shall seek out the lost
When I live only for Thee.

Let me not wallow in mire
Or get in a long tenured rut
But help me to look unto Thee Lord
Let it be "yea" not "but".

No excurses to render me helpless
But yielding to the life of the cross
Enjoying my fellowship with Thee Lord
To do other, is too great a loss.

When "I Surrender All" has been sung
Let it be said Lord of me
Here is a heart that is fixed
To give Thee all praise and glory.

Rejoicing, my badge of compliance
Praising the Savior I love
Temporary disruptions are granted
But never, in Thy courts above.

There the Gift Giver shall gather
All the host of the redeemed
We will see how little we've given
In the light of eternal things.

Copyright Gary James Smith
April 17, 2008 @ 7:35 a.m.



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Submitted: Thursday, April 17, 2008

Last Updated: Thursday, April 17, 2008

About the Poet
I came to know the Lord as my personal Saviour in January of 1972. I was married on Oct 21,1966 to my wife Linda who also loves the Lord. We have ten children and now twenty-four grand children. In Aug 2012 we got the announcement of the birth of our first GREAT grand child (a baby girl). I was thrilled to find others of like precious faith and belief in Jesus Christ. Hallelujah! What a Savior! I am presently living in Champion, Alberta, Canada but we are originally from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada. That is where the poem Canadian Tribute to America was birthed. One Sunday as I walked across the city on my way to church I came to the top of a hill and looked across at Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. After watching the events of the Sept 11 tragedy it was weighing on my heart and mind and the Lord gave me these words. We came to Calgary and when my oldest daughter saw this poem she said, �Dad, what�s this?� and I said a poem and she replied �Dad, that�s not a poem , that�s a song� and she then went to the piano and began to sing and play it. The result of which turned into a song entitled, A Canadian Tribute to America which she recorded on CD. garyjamessmith2005@yahoo.ca


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