Text: | We plough the fields and scatter |
Author: | Matthias Claudius, 1740-1815 |
Translator: | Miss J. M. Campbell, 1817-1878 |
Tune: | WIR PFLUGEN |
Composer: | J. A. P. Schulz, 1747-1800 |
1 We plough the fields and scatter
The good seed on the land,
But it is fed and watered
By God's Almighty hand:
He sends 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;
Then thank the Lord, O thank the Lord,
For all His love.
2 He only is the Maker
Of all things near and far;
He paints the wayside flower,
He lights the evening star;
The winds and waves obey Him,
By Him the birds are fed;
Much more to us, His children,
He gives our daily bread. [Refrain]
3 We thank Thee, then, O Father,
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 Thy love imparts,
And, what Thou most desirest,
Our humble, thankful hearts. [Refrain]
Text Information | |
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First Line: | We plough the fields and scatter |
Translator: | Miss J. M. Campbell, 1817-1878 |
Author: | Matthias Claudius, 1740-1815 |
Refrain First Line: | All good gifts around us |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1917 |
Topic: | Seasons and Occasions; Harvest: Hymns; Thanksgiving: Harvest |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | WIR PFLUGEN |
Composer: | J. A. P. Schulz, 1747-1800 |
Meter: | 7.6.7.6.7.6.7.6, with Refrain |
Key: | B♭ Major |