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All good gifts around us
Author: Matthias Claudius (1740-1815); Jane Montgomery Campbell (1817-1878) Meter: 7.6.7.6 D with refrain Appears in 451 hymnals Scripture: Deuteronomy 26:1-11 First Line: We plough the field and scatter Lyrics: 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 wind 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 you 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 your love imparts,
with what we know you long for:
our humble, thankful hearts. [Refrain]
Topics: Our Response to God in times and seasons; Gratitude; Harvest; Offering of gifts; Providence; Summer; Winter Used With Tune: WIR PFLÜGEN
All good gifts around us
God, Whose Farm Is All Creation
Author: John Arlott (1914-1991) Meter: 8.7.8.7 Appears in 33 hymnals Scripture: Deuteronomy 26:1-11 Topics: Creation; God, maternal images; Stewardship; Rogation Days; Harvest Thanksgiving Used With Tune: SHIPSTON
God, Whose Farm Is All Creation
To thee, O Lord, our hearts we raise
Author: William Chatterton Dix, 1837-1898 Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 109 hymnals Scripture: Deuteronomy 26:1-11 Lyrics: 1 To thee, O Lord, our hearts we raise
in hymns of adoration,
to thee bring sacrifice of praise
with shouts of exultation:
bright robes of gold the fields adorn,
the hills with joy are ringing,
the valleys stand so thick with corn
that even they are singing.
2 And now, on this our festal day,
thy bounteous hand confessing,
upon thine altar, Lord, we lay
the first-fruits of thy blessing:
by thee the hungry soul is fed
with gifts of grace supernal;
thou who dost give us earthly bread,
give us the bread eternal.
3 We bear the burden of the day,
and often toil seems dreary;
but labour ends with sunset ray,
and rest comes for the weary:
may we, the angel-reaping o'er,
stand at the last accepted,
Christ's golden sheaves for evermore
to garners bright elected.
4 O blessèd is that land of God,
where saints abide for ever;
where golden fields spread far and broad,
where flows the crystal river:
the strains of all its holy throng
with ours today are blending;
thrice blessèd is that harvest-song
which never hath an ending. Used With Tune: GOLDEN SHEAVES
To thee, O Lord, our hearts we raise
As Those of Old Their Firstfruits Brought
Author: Frank von Christierson Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Appears in 29 hymnals Scripture: Deuteronomy 26:1-3 Lyrics: 1 As those of old their firstfruits brought
Of vineyard, flock, and field
To God, the giver of all good,
The source of bounteous yield,
So we today our firstfruits bring,
The wealth of this good land:
Of farm and market, shop and home,
Of mind and heart and hand.
2 A world in need now summons us
To labor, love, and give,
To make our life an offering
To God that all may live.
The church of Christ is calling us
To make the dream come true;
A world redeemed by Christ-like love,
All life in Christ made new.
3 With gratitude and humble trust
We bring our best to You,
Not just to serve Your cause,
but share Your love with neighbors too.
O God who gave Yourself to us
In Jesus Christ Your Son,
Help us to give ourselves each day
Until life's work is done. Topics: Dedication Used With Tune: FOREST GREEN
As Those of Old Their Firstfruits Brought
We Give Thee but Thine Own
Author: William W. How Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 477 hymnals Scripture: Deuteronomy 26:1-5 Lyrics: 1 We give thee but thine own,
whate'er the gift may be;
all that we have is thine alone,
a trust, O Lord from thee.
2 May we thy bounties thus
as stewards true receive,
and gladly, as thou blessest us,
to thee our first fruits give.
3 To comfort and to bless,
to find a balm for woe,
to tend the lonely in distress,
is angels' work below.
4 The captive to release,
to God the lost to bring,
to teach the way of life and peace–
it is a Christlike thing.
5 And we believe thy Word,
though dim our faith may be;
whate'er for thine we do, O Lord,
we do it unto thee. Topics: Stewardship of Possessions; Elements of Worship Offering Used With Tune: SCHUMANN
We Give Thee but Thine Own
O God of Bethel, by Whose Hand
Author: Philip Doddridge, 1702-1751; John Logan, 1748-1788 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 376 hymnals Scripture: Deuteronomy 26:1-11 Topics: Aniversary of Parish/Church; Bread; Gathering of the Community; Jacob; Pilgrimage; Prayer; Trust Used With Tune: SALZBURG
O God of Bethel, by Whose Hand
For the Fruit of All Creation
Author: Fred Pratt Green Meter: 8.4.8.4.8.8.8.4 Appears in 70 hymnals Scripture: Deuteronomy 26:2-3 Lyrics: 1 For the fruit of all creation,
Thanks be to God.
For the gifts to every nation,
Thanks be to God.
For the plowing, sowing, reaping,
Silent growth while we are sleeping,
Future needs in earth's safekeeping,
Thanks be to God.
2 In the just reward of labor,
God's will be done.
In the help we give our neighbor,
God's will be done.
In our worldwide task of caring
For the hungry and despairing,
In the harvests we are sharing,
God's will be done.
3 For the harvests of the Spirit,
Thanks be to God.
For the good we all inherit,
Thanks be to God.
For the wonders that astound us,
For the truths that still confound us,
Most of all that love has found us,
Thanks be to God.
Used With Tune: EAST ACKLAM
For the Fruit of All Creation
Fair waved the golden corn
Author: John Hampden Gurney, 1802-1862 Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 61 hymnals Scripture: Deuteronomy 26:9-11 Lyrics: 1 Fair waved the golden corn
in Canaan's pleasant land,
when, full of joy, some shining morn,
went forth the reaper-band.
2 To God so good and great
their cheerful thanks they pour;
then carry to his temple-gate
the choicest of their store.
3 Like Israel, Lord, we give
our earliest fruits to thee,
and pray that, long as we shall live,
we may thy children be.
4 Thine is our youthful prime,
and life and all its pow'rs;
be with us in our morning time,
and bless our evening hours.
5 In wisdom let us grow,
as years and strength are giv'n,
that we may serve thy Church below,
and join thy saints in heav'n. Topics: Harvest Festival Used With Tune: HOLYROOD
Fair waved the golden corn
God Moves in a Mysterious Way
Author: William Cowper, 1731-1800 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 1,127 hymnals Scripture: Deuteronomy 26:1-11 Topics: Trust Used With Tune: LONDON NEW
God Moves in a Mysterious Way
Come, Ye Thankful People, Come
Author: Henry Alford (1810-1871) Meter: 7.7.7.7 D Appears in 722 hymnals Scripture: Deuteronomy 26:1-11 Lyrics: 1 Come, ye thankful people, come,
raise the song of harvest home!
All is safely gathered in,
ere the winter storms begin;
God, our maker, doth provide
for our wants to be supplied:
come to God's own temple, come,
raise the song of harvest home!
2 All the world is God's own field,
fruit unto his praise to yield;
wheat and tares together sown,
unto joy or sorrow grown;
first the blade, and then the ear,
then the full corn shall appear:
Lord of harvest, grant that we
wholesome grain and pure may be.
3 For the Lord our God shall come,
and shall take his harvest home;
from his field shall in that day
all offences purge away;
give his angels charge at last
in the fire the weeds to cast;
but the fruitful ears to store
in his garner evermore.
4 Even so, Lord, quickly come,
to thy final harvest-home!
Gather thou thy people in,
free from sorrow, free from sin,
there forever purified,
in thy presence to abide:
come, with all thine angels, come,
raise the glorious harvest-home. Topics: Rogation Days; Harvest Thanksgiving Used With Tune: ST. GEORGE'S, WINDSOR
Come, Ye Thankful People, Come
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