Tag: hymn
Modern ‘We plough the fields’ with local verse
I found this modern version online last year, and someone from the congregation wrote a local verse which we sang at this years harvest service and the harvest supper.
We plough the fields with tractors,
With drills we sow the land;
But growth is still the wondrous gift
Of God’s almighty hand.
We use our fertilisers
To help the growing grain;
But for its full fruition,
It needs God’s sun and rain.
All good gifts around us
Are sent from heaven above,
So thank the Lord, O thank the Lord
For all his love
We do our shop in Tescos
For parking there is free
We get a trolley for nothing
The Co-op charges me
We should be shopping local
To the Wenallt store in town
But then of course there’s Sunday
And glory shines around!
Then why are people starving
When we have life so good?
And some in crowded cities
Search dustbins for their food;
And even some go hungry
Who farm in distant lands;
Lord, help us learn more swiftly
To share with open hands.