Trinity Hymnal #714
| Text: | We Plow the Fields |
| Author: | Matthias Claudius |
| Translator: | Jane M. Campbell |
| Tune: | WIR PFLÜGEN |
| Composer: | Johann Abraham Peter 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 heav'n 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)
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | We plow the fields and scatter |
| Title: | We Plow the Fields |
| Author: | Matthias Claudius (1782) |
| Translator: | Jane M. Campbell (1861; alt. 1990, mod.) |
| Meter: | 7.6.7.6.D.ref. |
| Scripture: | Luke 12:24; Acts 14:17 |
| Topic: | Special Topics: Harvest and Thanksgiving; God: Love and Grace of; God in Nature |
| Language: | English |
| Refrain First Line: | All good gifts around us are sent |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | WIR PFLÜGEN |
| Composer: | Johann Abraham Peter Schulz, 1747-1800 (1800) |
| Meter: | 7.6.7.6.D.ref. |
| Key: | A Major |