Purpose Of Giving - Giving Series (3)

Tune: St Bees

('Hark my soul, it is the Lord')

2 Corinthians 8 v.10-15

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Paul in Corinth did advise

The people there to be wise

in their giving, ready they

Were, thus do so, he did say

 

If there first be willing mind

It be fair grace, you shall find

In you giving, for it be

Accepted, what you have, see

 

It not unreasonable

Unto you is not the call

To give that which you have not

But from what you have, your lot

 

Mot that others eased, while you

Do get into hardships true

Not that you be burdened while

Others have easy lifestyle

 

But that there equality

And a just sharing shall be

havign enough, share with they

Who do lack, are poor thsi day

 

Then times may be, they have more

And you yourselves are then poor

Then they help you and privide

Give to you, in you confide

 

So as it is written, They

That had gathered much that day

had nothing over, and they

Gathering little, no dismay

 

For they would have no lack, see

It as daily manna be*

If gathered much, did reduce

If little, suffice# produce (# sufficient)

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* Manna - in Old Testament days when Israel wandered in the 

wilderness, the Lord provided daily manna from heaven - 

sort of bread-like. If any gathered too much, some may have melted;

if any gathered too little, some may have expanded.