All good gifts

I found this on the lovely blog Holy Experience . I daily read it and find inspiration and peace. I loved this hymn and thought to share with those who might visit here.


 

All Good Gifts

We plow the fields, and scatter

The good seed on the land,

But it is fed and watered

By God's almighty hand.

God sends the snow in winter,

The warmth to swell the grain,

The breezes and the sunshine,

The soft refreshing rain.

All good gifts

Are sent from heaven above;

We thank you Lord, We thank you Lord

We thank you for your love.

You only are the Maker

Of all things near and far;

You paint the wayside flower,

You light the evening star;

The winds and waves obey you,

By you the birds are fed;

Much more to us, your children,

You give our daily bread.

All Good Gifts

Are sent from Heaven above

We thank you Lord,

We thank you Lord,

We thank you for your love

We thank you then creator

For all things bright and good,

The seedtime and the harvest,

Our life, our health, our food:

And all that we can offer

Your boundless love imparts

The gifts to you, most pleasing

Our humble thankful hearts.

All good gifts

Are sent from heaven above

We thank you Lord

We thank you Lord

We thank you for your love

All good gifts

Are sent from heaven above

We thank you Lord

We thank you Lord

We thank you for your love

~ Rev. Matthias Claudius, 1782

Shalom