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Gift
Staff Notation • Sacred
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2 editions of this piece
Different typesettings and voicings of the same work. This page shows the main edition; the others are below.
SATB · Barry Johnston
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Gift by Oliver Holden — Lyrics
Praise for Faith, by William Cowper, published in Olney Hymns, 1779
Of all the gifts Thine hand bestows,
Thou giver of all good!
Not heaven itself a richer knows,
Than my Redeemer's blood.
Faith too, the blood receiving grace,
From the same hand we gain,
Else, sweetly as it suits our case,
That gift had been in vain.
Till Thou Thy teaching power apply,
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About Gift
William Cowper's stirring words of praise are set here for SATB choir. The text, published in 1779, focuses on the twin gifts of redemption through Christ's blood and the faith that apprehends it. Oliver Holden's music explores the profound spiritual journey from blindness to spiritual sight, highlighting how faith is itself a divine gift. The piece moves through a recognition of spiritual poverty and the inability to see God's grace, to a triumphant affirmation of gratitude for both the Savior and the power that makes Him precious to us. This is a thoughtful setting of a classic English hymn text.
