1086. Creation's Lord, We Give Thee Thanks

1. Creation’s Lord, we give Thee thanks
That this Thy world is incomplete;
That battle calls our marshaled ranks;
That work awaits our hands and feet.

2. That Thou hast not yet finished man;
That we are in the making still,
As friends who share the Maker’s plan
As sons who know the Father’s will.

3. Beyond the present sin and shame,
Wrong’s bitter, cruel, scorching blight,
We see the beckoning vision flame,
The blessèd kingdom of the right.

4. What though the kingdom long delay,
And still with haughty foes must cope?
It gives us that for which to pray,
A field for toil and faith and hope.

5. Since what we choose is what we are,
And what we love we yet shall be,
The goal may ever shine afar—
The will to win it makes us free.

Text Information
First Line: Creation's Lord, we give Thee thanks
Title: Creation's Lord, We Give Thee Thanks
Author: William D. Hyde (1903)
Meter: LM
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
Notes: Alternate tune: WAREHAM, William Knapp, 1738
Tune Information
Name: WINCHESTER NEW
Harmonizer: William H. Monk (1857, alt.)
Meter: LM
Incipit: 51566 54334 32554
Key: B♭ Major
Source: Musikalisches Handbuch (Hamburg, 1690)
Copyright: Public Domain



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