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Beneficence
Staff Notation • Sacred
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Different typesettings and voicings of the same work. This page shows the main edition; the others are below.
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Beneficence by Oliver Holden — Lyrics
1. Father of our feeble race,
Wise, beneficent, and kind,
Spread o'er nature's ample face,
Flows Thy goodness unconfined.
Musing in the silent grove,
Or the busy walks of men,
Still we trace Thy wondrous love,
Claiming large returns again.
2. Lord, what offering shall we bring,
At thine altars when we bow?
Hearts, the pure, unsullied spring,
Whence the kind affections flow;
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About Beneficence
This moving hymn, Beneficence, is set for STB voices. Its English text expresses profound gratitude for the goodness and love of God, which are seen to flow unconfined across nature and are experienced in daily life. The lyrics ponder what offerings are truly worthy, concluding that the purest gifts are not material but emanate from the heart: compassion, sympathy, and actions of loving kindness. The text calls for willing hands to help the needy and for charity to embrace all humankind, presenting these as the most sincere ways to show a grateful heart to the heavenly King.
