Author: James Montgomery Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 3 hymnals Lyrics:
1 We lift our eyes, our hands, to Thee,
Our knees, our souls, to Thee we bend;
Thou Father of earth’s family,
Th’appointed weeks of harvest send.
2 The ground, Thy table, is full spread
With food to nourish man and beast;
Hast Thou prepared the children’s bread,
And wilt Thou now forbid the feast?
3 In summer, winter, day and night,
Both seed time, harvest, Thou hast willed;
And dew and rain, and warmth and light,
Have each their gracious work fulfilled.
4 Shall whelming floods the hopes destroy
Of those who in Thy promise trust?
Shall storms prevent the reaper’s joy,
And lay his confidence in dust?
5 O bid the winds and waters cease,
The lowering firmament unshroud;
Think on Thy covenant of peace,
Look on Thy bow—’tis in the cloud!
6 We fall adoring at Thy feet,
Our prayer is heard, the veil is riven;
With pure heart offerings let us eat
The bread that cometh down from Heav’n.
Used With Tune: ROCKINGHAM Text Sources: Sacred Poems and Hymns, (New York: D. Appleton, 1854)
We Lift Our Eyes, Our Hands, To Thee
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