Voices United ‎#520

520. We Plough the Fields

1 We plough the fields and scatter
the good seed on the land,
but it is fed and watered
by your almighty hand;
you send 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;
we thank you, God, O holy God,
for all your love.

2 You only are the maker
of all things near and far;
you paint the wayside flower,
you light the evening star;
the wind and waves obey you,
by you the birds are fed;
much more to us, your children,
you give us daily bread. [Refrain]

3 We thank you then, O Maker,
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 from us you long for,
our humble, thankful hearts. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: We plough the field and scatter
• Title: We Plough the Fields
• Author: Mathias Claudius (1782)
• Translator: Jane Montgomery Campbell (1861, alt.)
• Meter: 7 6 7 6 D with refrain
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1996
• Topic: The Church at Worship: Special Days, Seasons, Occasions: Thanksgiving; Choruses and Refrains; God: Creator; Harvest; Nature; Providence; Rural Life; Seasons: Changing; Sowing and Reaping; Thankfulness; Thanksgiving Day; Youth; Thanksgiving: Year A; Proper 17: Year B; Thanksgiving: Year B; Thanksgiving: Year C

Tune Information

• Name: WIR PFLÜGEN
• Composer: Johann Abraham Peter Schulz (1800)
• Meter: 7 6 7 6 D with refrain
• Key: A♭ Major