One tenth is all the Lord requires
The other nine are yours to spend
Whatever else your heart desires
Will be His pleasure then to send.

But if you covet more than nine
The ten you hold will turn to dust
The Devil then has equal time
To ruin your goods with mold or rust.

Yet better still if you can live
With seven or eight and give the rest
The one or two that you can give
From what is yours, will make you blest.

The truth is that God owns it all
The world is His to make or break
The portion that He gives to you
Is in your hands to give or take.

Greg Annett, 14th November 2001