The Lutheran Hymnary ‎#422

422. O gracious Hand that freely gives

1 O gracious Hand that freely gives
The fruit of earth, our toil to bless!
O Love, by which the sinner lives,
O let our tongue that love confess!

2 Our God for all our need provides;
His sun alike o'er all doth shine;
From none his glorious beams he hides;
So rich, so free, His love divine.

3 Again this Love our garners fills;
This love again let all adore:
The cry of want His bounty stills,
Who biddeth all His name implore.

4 O may our lives through grace abound,
In holy fruits and Thee proclaim!
Let all Thy courts with praises sound
Thy gracious hand, Thy wondrous name.

5 Lord, when Thou shalt descend from heaven,
Thy ransomed harvest here to reap:
O in that day Thy joy be given
To those who now go forth and weep.

Text Information

• First Line: O gracious Hand that freely gives
• Author: A. T. Russell (1851)
• Meter: L. M.
• Publication Date: 1913
• Topic: The Church Year: Eighth Sunday after Trinity; The Church Year: Seventh Sunday after Trinity; Providence

Tune Information

• Name: [O gracious Hand that freely gives]
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: E♭ Major
• Source: Cantionale Sacrum, Goths, 1654