Text: | Almighty Father, Heaven and Earth |
Author: | E. A. Dayrnan, 1807-90 |
Tune: | O HEILIGE DREIFALTIGKEIT |
Composer: | Nikolaus Herman, c. 1480-1561 |
1 Almighty Father, heav'n and earth
With lavish wealth before you bow;
Those treasures owe to you their birth,
So richly furnished for us now.
2 The wealth of earth, of sky, of sea,
The gold, the silver, sparkling gem,
The waving corn, the bending tree
Are yours; you are but lending them.
3 To you, as early morning's dew,
Our praises, gifts, and prayers shall rise
As rose, when joyous earth was new,
Faith's patriarchal sacrifice.
4 We, Lord, would lay, at your request,
The costliest off'rings on your shrine,
And when we give and give our best,
We but return your gifts divine.
5 O Father, whence all blessings come,
O Son, Dispenser of God's store,
O Spirit, bear our off'rings home --
Lord, make them yours forevermore!
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Almighty Father, heav'n and earth |
Title: | Almighty Father, Heaven and Earth |
Author: | E. A. Dayrnan, 1807-90 (alt.) |
Meter: | LM |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1993 |
Topic: | Stewardship |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | O HEILIGE DREIFALTIGKEIT |
Composer: | Nikolaus Herman, c. 1480-1561 (alt.) |
Meter: | LM |
Key: | D Major |
Copyright: | Setting: © 1982 Concordia Publishing House. Used by permission of CPH. |