Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church ‎#486

486. We plough the fields, and scatter

1 We plow 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:
No gifts have we to offer
For all thy love imparts,
But that which thou desirest,
Our humble, thankful hearts. [Refrain]

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: We plough the fields, and scatter
• Author: Matthias Claudius, 1782 (1782)
• Translator: Jane Montgomery Campbell (1861)
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1917
• Topic: Times and Seasons: Harvest

Tune Information

• Name: WIR PFLÜGEN UND WIR STREUEN
• Composer: Johann A. P. Schulz (1800)
• Meter: 7 6, 7 6. D.
• Key: A Major