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We Plow the Fields and Scatter

Words and music by Matthias Claudius · tr. Jane Campbell · 1861

Key of Bb · 88 BPM · 4/4 · Provision,Creation · Psalm 65:9-10

Verse 1

We plow the fields and scatter the good seed on the land,
but it is fed and watered by God's almighty hand:
he sends the snow in winter, the warmth to swell the grain,
the breezes and the sunshine, and soft refreshing rain.

Chorus

All good gifts around us are sent from heaven above —
then thank the Lord, O thank the Lord for all his love.

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