The term “offertory” may seem obvious that it comes from the word offering and the act that something is being offered. This terminology often pops up in church liturgy, particularly in the Seventh-day Adventist church, when (mostly monetary) offerings are collected. Tracing its roots though, we would find that the offertory in the worship service…
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Text Bless thou the gifts our hands have brought;bless thou the work our hearts have planned.Ours is the faith, the will, the thought;the rest, O God, is in thy hand.Amen. Hymn Info Biblical Reference(a) Luk 9:16 AuthorSamuel Longfellow (1819-1892) Year Published1886 Hymn TuneCANONBURY Metrical NumberL.M. Arrangedfrom Robert A. Schumann, 1839 (1810-1856) Hymn Score Piano Accompaniment…