I Give my Hands to Do Your Work (The joy of the Lord is my strength)

This hymn about vocation and giving one-self to God was written by English teacher and musician Estelle White (1925-2011).

 It was first published in Songs of the Spirit Volume 2 in 1981?

The un-named tune by White has a 2/4 time signature. It was originally published in the key of G, and the first few notes in this key are B C #C D.

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Lyrics

The lyrics are copyright so cannot be reproduced here. But they are currently available on second to last page of this booklet.

It has four verses, each four lines long, with a four-line chorus which is repeated after every verse. A rough outline is:

1 I give my hands to do your work

Chorus:
O the joy of the Lord is my strength, my strength
O the joy of the Lord is my help, my help
For the power of His Spirit is in my heart
And the joy of the Lord is my strength.

2 I give my eyes to see the world ...

3. I give my mind in every way ...

4. I give my heart that you may love ...

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