Text: | We plough the fields, and scatter |
Author: | Matthias Claudius, 1782 |
Translator: | Jane Montgomery Campbell |
Tune: | WIR PFLÜGEN UND WIR STREUEN |
Composer: | Johann A. P. Schulz |
1 We plow the fields, and scatter
The good seed on the land,
But it is fed and watered
By God's almighty hand;
He sends the snow in winter,
The warmth to swell the grain,
The breezes and the sunshine,
And soft refreshing rain.
Refrain:
All good gifts around us
Are sent from heaven above,
Then thank the Lord, O thank the Lord,
For all his love.
2 He only is the Maker
Of all things near and far;
He paints the wayside flower;
He lights the evening star;
The winds and waves obey Him;
By Him the birds are fed;
Much more to us, His children,
He gives our daily bread. [Refrain]
3 We thank Thee, then, O Father,
For all things bright and good,
The seed-time and the harvest,
Our life, our health, our food:
No gifts have we to offer
For all thy love imparts,
But that which thou desirest,
Our humble, thankful hearts. [Refrain]
Amen.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | We plough the fields, and scatter |
Author: | Matthias Claudius, 1782 (1782) |
Translator: | Jane Montgomery Campbell (1861) |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1917 |
Topic: | Times and Seasons: Harvest |
Notes: | Public Domain. |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | WIR PFLÜGEN UND WIR STREUEN |
Composer: | Johann A. P. Schulz (1800) |
Meter: | 7 6, 7 6. D. |
Key: | A Major |
Notes: | Public Domain. |