The Cyber Hymnal ‎#5526

5526. On What Has Now Been Sown

1. On what has now been sown
Thy blessing, Lord, bestow;
The power is Thine alone
To make it spring and grow.
Do Thou in grace the harvest raise,
And Thou alone shalt have the praise.

2. To Thee our wants are known,
From Thee are all our powers;
Accept what is Thine own
And pardon what is ours.
Our praises, Lord, and prayers receive
And to Thy Word a blessing give.

3. Oh, grant that each of us
Now met before Thee here
May meet together thus
When Thou and Thine appear
And follow Thee to Heav’n, our home.
E’en so, Amen, Lord Jesus, come!

Text Information

• First Line: On what has now been sown
• Title: On What Has Now Been Sown
• Author: John Newton (1779, cento, alt.)
• Meter: 66.66.88
• Language: English
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: DARWALL'S 148TH
• Composer: John Darwall (1770)
• Meter: 66.66.88
• Incipit: 13153 17654 32231
• Key: D Major
• Source: The New Un­i­ver­sal Psalm­o­dist, by Aar­on Will­iams, 1770
• Copyright: Public Domain