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Text: | We Plow the Fields and Scatter |
Author: | Matthias Claudius |
Translator: | Jane Montgomery Campbell |
Tune: | NYLAND |
Adapter and Harmonizer: | David Evans |
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.
2 You only are the Maker
Of all things near and far;
You paint the wayside flower,
You light the evening star;
The winds and waves obey You,
By You the birds are fed;
Much more to us, Your children,
You give our daily bread.
3 We thank You, then, Creator,
For all things bright and good,
The seed time and the harvest,
Our life, our health, our food;
Accept the gifts we offer,
For all Your love imparts,
And what You most would welcome,
Our humble, thankful hearts.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | We plow the fields and scatter |
Title: | We Plow the Fields and Scatter |
Author: | Matthias Claudius (1782) |
Translator: | Jane Montgomery Campbell (1861; alt.) |
Meter: | 7.6.7.6 D |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1990 |
Scripture: | ; ; ; |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | NYLAND |
Adapter and Harmonizer: | David Evans (1927) |
Meter: | 7.6.7.6 D |
Key: | E♭ Major |
Source: | Finnish folk melody |
Copyright: | Adaptation and harmonization from the Revised Church Hymnary 1927. Used by permission of Oxford University Press. |