Olney Hymns (1840)/Book 1/Hymn 50

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50.
What shall I render?[1]—Psalm cxvi, 12, 13.

1 For mercies, countless as the sands,
Which daily I receive
From Jesus my Redeemer's hands,
My soul, what canst thou give?

2 Alas! from such a heart as mine
What can I bring him forth?
My best is stain'd and dyed with sin,
My all is nothing worth.

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3 Yet this acknowledgment I'll make
For all he has bestow'd—
Salvation's sacred cup I'll take,
And call upon my God.

4 The best returns for one like me,
So wretched and so poor,
Is from his gifts to draw a plea,
And ask him still for more.

5 I cannot serve him as I ought,
No works have I to boast;
Yet would I glory in the thought
That I should owe him most.

  1. ↑ Book iii, Hymn 67.
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