The Cyber Hymnal ‎#676

676. Bless Thou the Gifts Our Hands Have Brought

1. Bless Thou the gifts our hands have brought;
Bless Thou the work our hearts have planned.
Ours is the faith, the will, the thought:
The rest, O God, is in Thy hand.

Text Information

• First Line: Bless Thou the gifts our hands have brought
• Title: Bless Thou the Gifts Our Hands Have Brought
• Author: Samuel Longfellow (1886)
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: This is the fourth stanza of Longfellow's hymn "Thou, Lord of Life."

Tune Information

• Name: DAS WALT' GOTT VATER
• Composer: Daniel Vetter (1713)
• Adapter: Johann S. Bach
• Meter: LM
• Incipit: 13553 12313 56176
• Key: E♭ Major
• Source: Musicalische Kirch-und Haus-Ergötzlichkeit, part 2 (Leipzig, Germany: 1713)
• Copyright: Public Domain