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Hopeful Harvest

Tune: Golden Sheaves

(\'To thee, O Lord, our hearts we raise\')

Psalm 65 v.5-13

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O God, you are the confidence

Of ends of earth, who now hence

Look to you to provide through all

The year as they on you call

You see those on the sea that are

On their travels, they go far

By your strength you mounts establish

By your power, not mere wish

 

The noise of the sea\'s waves you still

And tumult of man\'s ill-will

To utmost ends of earth men fear

Your signs, revere you, you near

You make morns and evenings rejoice

Each day appointed, your choice

You visit the earth and do pour

Waters on it from your store

 

With the river of God you do

Greatly enrich it anew

This river full of water be

Not given meagre, sparsely

You prepare foods, corn of the land

Provided by your good hand

Cycle of life, harvest does spring

Again, and does plenty bring

 

You water ridges and furrows

Abundantly, the land knows

\'Tis from your supply, and showers

You send at certain hours

To make land soft, and it you bless

Plants grow from it, we confess

You crown the year with your goodness

You give abundance, no less

 

Hills, mounts, lowlands, forests, and fields

All are glad, all praise you yields

Pastures are clothed with flocks of sheep

In your grace you do then keep

And valleys all are covered o\'er

With corn, you do provide sure

They wave their heads in breeze gently

Sing they in fine harmony