Malachi 3:10Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in Mine house, and prove Me now herewith,
saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of Heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.
Words: C. H. Gootee, 1906.
Music: Mrs. W. E. Lyon (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know Gootee or Lyon’s full name, or where to get good photos of them (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
I have heard some people say,
Who are in the narrow way,
That they are trusting Jesus now for all;
They have land and houses, too,
But God’s tithes are overdue,
And the blessings they receive are very small.
Refrain
There’s a window in the skies
That will brighten up your eyes;
There’s a window God will open
When you bring in all your tithes;
There’s a window in the skies
That will fill you with surprise;
That window God will open
When you bring in all your tithes.
They have losses but no gain,
And their heart is full of pain,
When business will not go just as it should;
O so little they can give,
For it takes it all to live,
They would like to do such great things if they could.
Refrain
There’s the heathen need the Word,
The glad news they’ve never heard,
These stingy people keep from God His tithes;
And their heart is cold and lone,
There’s no music in their tone,
And they often wipe the teardrops from their eyes.
Refrain