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37 | Glory to God#38 | 39 |
Text: | To Bless the Earth (Psalm 65) |
Tune: | CHRISTUS, DER IST MEIN LEBEN |
Composer: | Melchior Vulpius |
Media: | Audio recording |
1 To bless the earth God sends us
from heaven's abundant store
the waters of the springtime,
enriching it once more.
2 The seed by God provided
is sown o'er hill and plain,
and then come gentle showers
to bless the springing grain.
3 God crowns the year with goodness;
the earth God's mercy fills;
the wilderness is fruitful,
and joyful are the hills.
4 With grain the fields are covered;
the flocks in pastures graze;
all nature joins in singing
a joyful song of praise.
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First Line: | To bless the earth God sends us |
Title: | To Bless the Earth (Psalm 65) |
Meter: | 7.6.7.6 |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 2013 |
Scripture: | ; |
Topic: | Care of Creation; Creation; Providence |
Source: | The New Metrical Version of the Psalms, 1909, alt. |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | CHRISTUS, DER IST MEIN LEBEN |
Composer: | Melchior Vulpius (1609) |
Meter: | 7.6.7.6 |
Key: | D Major |
These four stanzas present a paraphrase of Psalm 65:9–13, a celebration of God’s providential care, which in turn draws forth a song of praise from all creation. This text is set to an early 17th-century tune composed for an affirmative chorale text often used at funerals.
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