For the fruit of all creation

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1.
For the fruit of all creation, thanks be to God. 
For the gifts to 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. 

2.
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. 

3.
For the harvest 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.

Words:  Fred Pratt Green, Methodist Recorder, 1970, alt.
                      © 1970 Hope Publishing Co.
   Tune:  Bradley P. Lehman, 1991
                      © 1991 Bradley P. Lehman

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Be thankful for the musician's gift, and bless the Lord.

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