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11. On what has now been sown

1 On what has now been sown,
Thy blessing, Lord, bestow;
The pow'r is Thine alone
To make it spring and grow;
Do Thou the gracious harvest raise,
And Thou alone shalt have the praise,
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 through Thy Word a blessing give
And through Thy Word a blessing give.

3 O grant that each of us
Who meet 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!
E'en so, Amen, Lord Jesus, come!

Amen.

Text Information
First Line: On what has now been sown
Author: Rev. John Newton (1779)
Meter: No. 24
Language: English
Publication Date: 1908
Topic: The Church Year: Close of Service; Sexagesima
Tune Information
Name: EDSON (Lenox)
Composer: Lewis Edson (1781)
Meter: No. 24
Key: B♭ Major



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