
Author: John S. B. Monsell Meter: 11.11.11 D Appears in 47 hymnals First Line: Earth below is teeming Refrain First Line: O almighty Giver Lyrics:
1 Earth below is teeming,
Heav’n is bright above,
Every brow is beaming
In the light of love:
Every eye rejoices,
Every thought is praise,
Happy hearts and voices
Gladden nights and days;
Refrain:
O almighty Giver,
Beautiful and free!
As the joy in harvest
Joy we before Thee!
2 Every youth and maiden
On the harvest plain,
Round the wagons laden
With their golden grain,
Swell the happy chorus
On the evening air,
Unto Him who o’er us
Bends with constant care: [Refrain]
3 For the sun and showers
For the rain and dew,
For the happy hours
Spring and summer knew:
For the golden autumn
And its precious stores,
For the love that brought them
Teeming to our doors: [Refrain]
4 Earth’s broad harvest whitens
In a brighter sun,
Than the orb that lightens
All we tread upon;
Send out laborers, Father!
Where fields ripening wave;
And the nations gather,
Gather in and save. [Refrain]
Used With Tune: REJOICING Text Sources: Hymns of Love and Praise (London: Bell & Daldy, 1863)
Earth Below Is Teeming