259. For the Fruit of All Creation
1 For the fruit of all creation,
thanks be to God;
gifts bestowed on every nation,
thanks be to God.
For the ploughing, sowing, reaping,
silent growth while we are sleeping,
future needs in earth's safe-keeping,
thanks be to God.
2 In the just reward of labour,
God's will is done.
In the help we give our neighbour,
God's will is done.
In our worldwide task of caring
for the hungry and despairing,
in the harvests we are sharing,
God's will is 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.
| Text Information | |
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| First Line: | For the fruit of all creation |
| Title: | For the Fruit of All Creation |
| Author: | Fred Pratt Green (1903-) |
| Publication Date: | 1998 |
| Meter: | 84 84 88 84 |
| Scripture: | Leviticus 19:1-2; Leviticus 19:9-18; Leviticus 19:33-34; Deuteronomy 15:7-11; Deuteronomy 26:1-11; Ruth 2:1 - 3:5; Isaiah 58:1-14; Matthew 22:34-40; Mark 4:26-34; Mark 12:28-34; Luke 10:25-37; 2 Corinthians 9:6-15; Galatians 5:1; Galatians 5:13-25; Philippians 1:3-11; James 3:13 - 4:3; James 3:7-8 |
| Topic: | Creation; Mission; Offertory3 more... |
| Copyright: | © 1970 Hope Publishing Co. |
| Tune Information | |
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| Name: | AR HYD Y NOS |
| Meter: | 84 84 88 84 |
| Key: | F Major or modal |
| Source: | Welsh trad.; harm. The English Hymnal, 1906, alt. |
| Notes: | Higher key 20 |
