"For the Fruit of All Creation"

I got my "hymn fix" again today from Sing For Joy. I just discovered that you can listen to the entire broadcast online. (If you choose to listen, don't forget to silence my blog music which has an icon on the right if you scroll down a bit.)

Some of today's scripture readings had an agrarian theme to them, so many of the chosen hymns followed suit. It seems quite appropriate, given that farmers are working long hours tending and then gathering in crops as they mature.

For the Fruit of All Creation

For the fruit of all creation,
thanks be to God.
gifts bestowed on every nation,
thanks be to God.
For the plowing, sowing, reaping,
silent growth while we are sleeping,
future needs in earth's safekeeping,
thanks be to God.

In the just reward of labor,
God's will is done.
In the help we give our neighbor,
God's will is done.
In our worldwide task of caring
for the hungry and despairing,
in the harvests we are sharing,
God's will is done.

For the harvests of the Spirit,
thanks be to God.
For the good we all inherit,
thanks be to God.
For the wonders that astound us,
for the truths that still confound us,
most of all that love has found us,
thanks be to God.