The Church Hymnal ‎#186

186. To Thee, O Lord, our hearts we raise

1 To Thee, O Lord, our hearts we raise
In hymns of adoration,
To Thee bring sacrifice of praise
With songs of exultation:
Bright robes of gold the fields adorn,
The hills with joy are ringing,
The valleys stand so thick with corn
That even they are singing.

2 And now on this our festal day,
Thy bounteous hand confessing,
Upon Thine altar, Lord, we lay
The first-fruits of Thy blessing.
By Thee the souls of men are fed
With gifts of grace supernal,
Thou Who dost give us daily bread,
Give us the Bread eternal.

3 We bear the burden of the day,
And often toil seems dreary;
But labour ends with sunset ray,
And rest is for the weary.
May we, the angel-reaping o'er,
Stand at the last accepted,
Christ's golden sheaves for evermore
To garners bright elected.

4 O blessed is that land of God,
Where saints abide for ever;
Where golden fields spread fair and broad,
Where flows the crystal river:
The strains of all its holy throng
With ours to-day are blending;
Thrice blessed is that harvest-song
Which never hath an ending.

Text Information

• First Line: To Thee, O Lord, our hearts we raise
• Author: W. C. Dix
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1920
• Topic: Holy Days: Harvest and Thanksgiving
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: GOLDEN SHEAVES
• Composer: A. S. Sullivan
• Meter: 8.7.8.7. D.
• Key: F Major or modal
• Notes: Public Domain.