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Freely, freely, God hath blessed thee

Author: F. G. Burroughs
Tune: [Freely, freely, God hath blessed thee]
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1 Freely, freely, God hath bless'd thee,
Ev'ry morn with mercies new;
Tokens of his grace surround thee,
Fresh as ev'nings cooling dew.

Chorus:
Freely give, freely give!
Share the joys that fill thy breast!
Like thy Father be in heaven,
Always giving of thy best.

2 Bear ye one another's burdens,
Give support unto the weak;
And in season to the weary
Words of comfort kindly speak. [Chorus]

3 E'en the fragile little blossoms
Yield their brimming cups of dew;
O'er the fields we teach this lesson,
Let us head its import true: [Chorus]

4 Give to all who need thy favor,
Turn none empty from thy door;
God will then increase thy measure,
Blessing thee yet more and more [Chorus]

Source: Spirit and Life No. 2: a collection of new songs for the Sunday school, young people's societies, gospel and devotional meetings, etc., etc. #59

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Author: F. G. Burroughs

F. G. Burroughs was born in 1856 (nee Ophelia G. Browning) was the daughter of William Garretson Browning, a Methodist Episcopal minister, and Susan Rebecca Webb Browning. She married Thomas E. Burroughs in 1884. He died in 1904. She married Arthur Prince Adams, in 1905. He was a minister. Her poem, "Unanswered yet" which was written in 1879, was published in the The Christian Standard in 1880 with the name F. G. Browning. She also wrote under the name of Ophelia G. Adams and Mrs. T. E. Burroughs. Dianne Shapiro from The Literary Digest, July 29, 1899., The Register, Pine Plains, NY, October 24, 1884, Alumni Record of Wesleyan University, Middleton, Conn. 1921 Go to person page >

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First Line:	Freely, freely, God hath blessed thee
Title:	Freely Give
Author:	F. G. Burroughs
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Freely give, freely give!
Copyright:	Public Domain