Singing the Living Tradition ‎#294

294. Our Praise We Give

1 Our praise we give for harvests earned,
the fruits of labor garnered in;
but praise we more the soil unturned
from which the yield is yet to win.

2 Our praise we give for harbor’s lee,
for moorings safe in waters still;
but more the leagues of open sea,
where favoring gales our canvas fill.

3 Our praise we give for journey’s end,
the inn, all warmth and light and cheer;
but more for length’ning roads that wend
through dust and heat and hilltops clear.

Text Information

• First Line: Our praise we give for harvests earned
• Title: Our Praise We Give
• Author: John Coleman Adams, 1849-1922
• Meter: L.M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1993
• Topic: Humanist Teachings: The Life of Integrity; Free and Responsible Search for Truth and Meaning; Gratitude; Paradox and Ambiguity

Tune Information

• Name: GONFALON ROYAL
• Composer: Percy Carter Buck, 1871-1947
• Meter: L.M.
• Key: G Major or modal
• Copyright: © Oxford University Press
• Notes: Now Public Domain