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Author: Hugh Braham Sherlock, 1905-1998 Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8 Appears in 2 hymnals Lyrics: 1 God of the earth and sky, Lord of our hills and plains, Ruler of night and day, bright sun and cooling rains – O bounteous Lord, to thee we raise our harvest hymn of joyful praise. 2 'Mid dancing azure seas, upheld by thy command, our lovely islands rise in tropic splendour planned. And we are stewards of thy grace until we see thee face to face. 3 Thine is the fruitful field, the broad-leaved plantain thine; banana, slender cane, tall palm and lowly vine. Thine own,O Lord, we bring to thee, of all thy bounty rich and free. 4 Star-apples, purple-dyed 'mid leaves of bronze and green! With ackee's scarlet hue gay citrus gold is seen. Thou matchless artist! Here may we thine own eternal beauty see. 5 God of love! Not alone in nature's form we find that thou art great and good, and merciful and kind: for Jesus died, that we might come to share our heavenly Father's home. 6 As we with thankful hearts these festive anthems sing, and gladly to thy house our harvest offering bring, O, help, Blessèd Trinity, ourselves to consecrate to thee. Topics: Sacraments and Other Occasions Harvest Used With Tune: HAREWOOD

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HAREWOOD

Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8 Appears in 56 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Samuel Sebastian Wesley, 1810-1876 Tune Key: G Major Incipit: 56712 17543 2 Used With Text: God of the earth and sky

[God of the earth and sky, Lord of our hills and plains]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: P. E. P. Tune Sources: UTCWI Workshop Tune Key: C Major Incipit: 51176 54665 43244 Used With Text: God of the Earth and Sky

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God of the Earth and Sky

Author: Hugh B. Sherlock Hymnal: Sing a New Song #104 (1981) First Line: God of the earth and sky, Lord of our hills and plains Topics: Seasonal and General Harvest Languages: English Tune Title: [God of the earth and sky, Lord of our hills and plains]

God of the earth and sky

Author: Hugh Braham Sherlock, 1905-1998 Hymnal: CPWI Hymnal #713 (2010) Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8 Lyrics: 1 God of the earth and sky, Lord of our hills and plains, Ruler of night and day, bright sun and cooling rains – O bounteous Lord, to thee we raise our harvest hymn of joyful praise. 2 'Mid dancing azure seas, upheld by thy command, our lovely islands rise in tropic splendour planned. And we are stewards of thy grace until we see thee face to face. 3 Thine is the fruitful field, the broad-leaved plantain thine; banana, slender cane, tall palm and lowly vine. Thine own,O Lord, we bring to thee, of all thy bounty rich and free. 4 Star-apples, purple-dyed 'mid leaves of bronze and green! With ackee's scarlet hue gay citrus gold is seen. Thou matchless artist! Here may we thine own eternal beauty see. 5 God of love! Not alone in nature's form we find that thou art great and good, and merciful and kind: for Jesus died, that we might come to share our heavenly Father's home. 6 As we with thankful hearts these festive anthems sing, and gladly to thy house our harvest offering bring, O, help, Blessèd Trinity, ourselves to consecrate to thee. Topics: Sacraments and Other Occasions Harvest Languages: English Tune Title: HAREWOOD

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Samuel Sebastian Wesley

1810 - 1876 Person Name: Samuel Sebastian Wesley, 1810-1876 Composer of "HAREWOOD" in CPWI Hymnal Samuel Sebastian Wesley (b. London, England, 1810; d. Gloucester, England, 1876) was an English organist and composer. The grandson of Charles Wesley, he was born in London, and sang in the choir of the Chapel Royal as a boy. He learned composition and organ from his father, Samuel, completed a doctorate in music at Oxford, and composed for piano, organ, and choir. He was organist at Hereford Cathedral (1832-1835), Exeter Cathedral (1835-1842), Leeds Parish Church (1842-1849), Winchester Cathedral (1849-1865), and Gloucester Cathedral (1865-1876). Wesley strove to improve the standards of church music and the status of church musicians; his observations and plans for reform were published as A Few Words on Cathedral Music and the Music System of the Church (1849). He was the musical editor of Charles Kemble's A Selection of Psalms and Hymns (1864) and of the Wellburn Appendix of Original Hymns and Tunes (1875) but is best known as the compiler of The European Psalmist (1872), in which some 130 of the 733 hymn tunes were written by him. Bert Polman

Patrick Prescod

1932 - 2013 Person Name: P. E. P. Arranger of "[God of the earth and sky, Lord of our hills and plains]" in Sing a New Song Patrick Prescod was born in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. He was a virtuosic pianist. He studied at Trinity College of Music in London, then returned to St. Vincent and the Grenadines, taught music, led The Kingston Chorale and Cantemus, and worked as the Music Director for the Education Ministry from 1979-1982. He edited the Caribbean hymnal Sing A New Song No. 3. Prescod tried to integrate the familiar cultural features, rhythms, and musical forms into the unfamiliar context of worship. Dianne Shapiro

Hugh Sherlock

1905 - 1998 Person Name: Hugh Braham Sherlock, 1905-1998 Author of "God of the earth and sky" in CPWI Hymnal Jamaica, Methodist Minister, former President of teh Conference of the Methodist Church in the Caribbean and Americas Sing a New Song No. 3 by Patrick Prescod (Bridgetown, Barbados: Cedar Press, 1981)