Five Pillars of Biblical Giving

I wrote this song for Stewardship Season at Bethlehem, October 7 - November 4, 2018, 

rolling out a new verse each week, during the Children's Talk...

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Refrain: 

It’s the five pillars of biblical giving  C   G

Giving is living  C

And living is giving  G  C

1) First are the fruits,   C

So strap on your boots  F  C

And take from the top   C   

the very best that you’ve got! — FIRST!     G   C

2) Then comes proportion              C      

It’s quite a contortion F  C

Our gifts will reflect C   

The total in the deck… G     C

So if if you got 10, C

Give 1 God, and keep the rest       G    C

How ‘bout thir-tee? C

Well that’s 3 for JC, 27 for me!     G     C

And a $1000? C

Well that’s a 100, you could… C   G 

You’re still lookin’ pretty good!   C 

You see offering is fun [slow] C

In thanks for God’s loving everyone!     G    C

3) Next is giving regularly,                                  C

Like sleeping at night or your afternoon tea        F     C

When we’re just the groove,                                     C

The Spirit really starts to mo-o-o-o-o-o-ove.        G    C

4) Now it time to flex your wit,                                          C

When you’re giving to God, it could hurt a little bit,     F       C

Sacrificial giving is always                                           C

bold and risky living.                                                  G      C

5) Well the last is the best,                         C

It soars above the rest,                           F      C

Our favorite part of this -- O Boy! —           C

is that giving’s simply a JOY!!!!  [ditty]     G     C