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 169.

Music: Ra­moth Eng­lish tune (🔊 pdf nwc).

Lyrics

Thou vi­sit­eth the earth in love
And send­est show­ers from above,
Enriching all the land;
Thy streams ex­haust­less bless the field,
Preparing it the grain to yield
Provided by Thy hand.

The fur­rows, sown with liv­ing grain,
Are soft­ened by Thy gen­tle rain
The spring­ing corn to bless;
The year with good­ness Thou dost crown,
Rich gifts in mer­cy send­ing down
To cheer the wil­der­ness.

The hills and vales, with ver­dure clad,
Are girt with joy, the earth is glad,
New life is all abroad;
With feed­ing flocks the pas­tures teem,
With gold­en grain the val­leys gleam;
All na­ture prais­es God.