Scripture Verse

Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it. Thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, which is full of water. Thou preparest them corn, when Thou hast so provided for it. Psalm 65:9

Introduction

Words: From The Psal­ter (Pitts­burgh, Penn­syl­van­ia: Unit­ed Pres­by­ter­ian Board of Pub­li­ca­tion, 1912), num­ber 171.

Music: Far Off Lands Hem­mets Ko­ral Bok, 1921 (🔊 pdf nwc).

Lyrics

To bless the earth, God send­eth
From His abun­dant store
The wa­ters of the 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.