Father, we render Thee Thine own

Verse 1
Father, we render thee thine own:
Man doth not live by bread alone,
But every gracious word of thine:
By thy continued act he lives,
Thy blessing with his food receives
That balmy quintessence divine.

Verse 2
Thy blessing feeds us in the food;
Our utmost strength hereby renew’d
To thee we chearfully restore,
Sustain’d by thy preserving grace
We live to our preserver’s praise,
And bless and love thee evermore.

Hymnal/Album: Introduced in Graces (1747). Published in The Poetical Works of John and Charles Wesley, Collected and Arranged by G. Osborn, Vol. 3 (London: Wesleyan-Methodist Conference Office, 1869), page 369.
Publishing: Public Domain