To Bless The Earth, God Sendeth

 

"You visit the earth and saturate it with water; You greatly enrich it;
the river of God is full of water; You provide them with grain when
You have so prepared the earth. 

 You water the field's furrows abundantly, You settle the ridges of it;
You make soil soft with showers, blessing the sprouting of its vegetation.

  You crown the year with Your bounty and goodness, and the
tracks of Your chariots wheels drip with fatness. 

The luxuriant pastures in the uncultivated country drip with
moisture and the hills and themselves with joy.

The meadows are clothed with flocks, the valleys also are
covered with grain; they shout for joy and sing together."
(Psalm 65:9-13)

Springtime Rain Storm in Ukraine
(2017)
 Photograph by Evgenly Biletskiy

Image courtesy/iStock

To bless the earth, God sendeth,

From His abundant store

The waters of springtime

Enriching it once more.

The seed by Him provided

Is sown o'er hill and plain,

And with the gentle showers

Doth bless the springing grain.

The year with good He crownest,

The earth His mercy fills,

The wilderness is fruitful,

And joyful are the hills;

With corn the vales are covered,

The flocks in pastures graze;

All nature joins in singing

A joyful song of praise.

Amen

"To Bless The Earth, God Sendeth"
Far-Off Lands
Moravian Traditional/Bohemian Brethren Melody
Arranged by C. Winfred Douglas
(1867-1944)
Episcopal clergyman, musician, editor