The Cyber Hymnal ‎#12988

12988. We Praise Thee, God, For Harvests Earned

1 We praise Thee, God, for harvests earned,
The fruits of labor garnered in;
But praise Thee more for soil unturned
From which the yield is yet to win!

2 We praise Thee for the harbor’s lee,
And moorings safe in waters still;
But more for leagues of open sea,
Where favoring gales our canvas fill.

3 We praise Thee for the conflicts won,
For captured strongholds of the foe;
But more for fields whereon the sun
Lights us when we to battle go.

4 We praise Thee for life’s gathered gains,
And blessings in our cup that brim;
But more for pledge of what remains
Past the horizon’s utmost rim!

Text Information

• First Line: We praise Thee, God, for harvests earned
• Title: We Praise Thee, God, For Harvests Earned
• Author: John C. Adams
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Source: Hymns for Schools and Colleges by Markham W. Stackpole & Joseph N. Ashton (Boston: Ginn & Company, 1913)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: WALTHAM
• Composer: John Baptiste Calkin (1872)
• Meter: LM
• Key: E♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain