You can give your children houses You can give them land The riches of your efforts And all your best laid plans But of all that they inherit Of all that you could will Please include the unseen treasure Of a life that God has filled. Cause the greatest gift a father can give Is a life lived for Jesus And the greatest gift a mother can give Is the knowledge of the Lord Pass it on to your children He's the gift that keeps on giving The greatest gift is a life lived for Jesus One day the house will crumble Time will turn the land to dust And when all accounts are empty Where will you invest their trust But if the riches you give them Is the wisdom of his ways Then the wealth you leave your children Will last through all their days Sing twice Time will turn the land to dust