Hymnals of the Stone-Campbell Movement

Enos E. Dowling Hymnal Collection

Hymn: Had I the gift of tongues (FL)

Hymnal: New Christian Hymn and Tune Book

Date: 1882

Compiler: Fillmore Brothers

Publisher/Printer: Fillmore Brothers

First Line: Had I the gift of tongues

Topic: Love

Writer: Samuel Stennett

Composer: George Kingsley

Meter: SM

Tune: Ferguson (Stop)

Hymn Number: 362

Page Number: 121, click to see hymnal pages

Lyics

HAD I the gift of tongues,

Great God, without thy grace,

My loudest words, my loftiest songs,

Would be but sounding brass.



Though thou shouldst give me skill

Each mystery to explain,

Without a heart to do thy will,

My knowledge would be vain.



Had I such faith in God

As mountains to remove,

No faith could work effectual good,

That did not work by love.



Grant, then, this one request, 

Whatever be denied-

That love divine may rule my breast,

And all my actions guide.