Scripture Verse

God loveth a cheerful giver. 2 Corinthians 9:7

Introduction

Words: Fi­de­lia H. De­Witt, in Mis­sion­ary Songs, ed­it­ed by Ed­mund S. Lo­renz (New York: Lo­renz & Com­pa­ny, 1880), num­ber 23, alt.

Music: Will­iam J. Kirk­pat­rick (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of De­Witt (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

portrait
William J. Kirkpatrick (1838–1921)

Lyrics

Hear the pen­nies drop­ping,
Listen while they fall,
Every one for Je­sus,
He will get them all.

Refrain

Dropping, drop­ping,
Dropping, drop­ping,
Hear the pen­nies fall;
Every one for Je­sus,
He will get them all.

Dropping, drop­ping ev­er,
From each lit­tle hand,
’Tis our gift to Je­sus,
From His lit­tle band.

Refrain

Now, while we are lit­tle,
Pennies are our store;
But when we are old­er,
We will give Thee more.

Refrain

Tho’ we have not mo­ney,
We can give Him love;
He re­ceives our of­fer­ing,
Smiling from above.

Refrain