Hymns of Truth and Light ‎#528

528. We Plow the Fields and Scatter

Text Information

• First Line: We plow the fields and scatter
• Title: We Plow the Fields and Scatter
• Author: Matthias Claudius (1782)
• Translator: Jane M. Campbell (1861, alt.)
• Refrain First Line: All good gifts around us
• Meter: 76.76D w. refrain
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1998
• Scripture:
  Genesis 8:22
  ;
  Ezekiel 34:26
• Topic: Church: Special Days - Thanksgiving

Tune Information

• Name: WIR PFLÜGEN
• Composer: Johann A. P. Schulz (1800)
• Meter: 76.76D w. refrain
• Key: A♭ Major

Text Information:

Claudius, son of a Lutheran pastor, became estranged from his faith until, at age thirty-seven, a severe illness caused him to rethink his beliefs. This text, part of a longer harvest festival poem, reflects his sturdy piety