JESUS PROVIDES

HYMN WE PLOW THE FIELDS

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 sunshine
  And soft, refreshing rain.

All good gifts around us
  Are sent from heaven above;
Then thank the Lord
  O thank the Lord for all His love.

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.

We thank thee then, O Father,
  For all things bright and good:
The seedtime and the harvest,
  Our life, our health, our food.

Accept the gifts we offer
  For all thy love imparts,
And what Thou most desires
  Our humble thankful hearts.

Poem was written by Matthias
Claudius, a German who lived
between 1740-1815 and translated
by Jan M. Campbell (1817-1878)
into a hymn for a thankful harvest
as reported in the book The Complete
Book of Hymns by William J Petersen
and Ardythe Petersen.

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