
1 O Lord of heav'n and earth and sea,
to Thee all praise and glory be;
how shall we show our love to Thee,
who givest all?
2 The golden sunshine, vernal air,
sweet flow'rs and fruits Thy love declare,
when harvests ripen, Thou art there,
who givest all.
3 For peaceful homes and healthful days,
for all the blessings earth displays,
we owe Thee thankfulness and praise,
who givest all.
4 Thou didst not spare Thine only Son,
but gav'st Him for a world undone,
and freely with that blessed One,
Thou givest all.
5 Thou giv'st the Holy Spirit's dow'r,
Spirit of life and love and pow'r,
and dost His sev'nfold graces show'r
upon us all.
6 For souls redeemed, for sins forgiv'n,
for means of grace and hopes of heav'n,
Father, what can to Thee be giv'n,
who givest all?
Source: Hymns to the Living God #33
First Line: | O Lord of heaven and earth and sea |
Title: | O Lord of Heaven and Earth and Sea |
Author: | Christopher Wordsworth (1863) |
Meter: | 8.8.8.4 |
Language: | English |
Copyright: | Public Domain |
O Lord of heaven, and earth, and sea. Bishop C. Wordsworth of Lincoln. [Offertory.] First published in the 3rd edition of his Holy Year, 1863, in 9 stanzas of 4 lines, and headed, "Charitable Collections." It is in extensive use in Great Britain and America, sometimes in its original form, as in the 1869 Appendix to the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge Psalms & Hymns, and again as altered in Hymns Ancient & Modern, or the S.P.C.K. Church Hymns, and others. The changes in the text of the Church Hymns were approved by the author. His authorised text is in the 6th edition of his Holy Year, 1872.
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)