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SDA Hymnal 558

For the Fruits of His Creation

Words: Fred Pratt GreenMusic: Francis JacksonTune: [unclear][unclear]

1For the fruits of His creation,
thanks be to God;
For the gifts to every nation,
thanks be to God;
For the plowing, sowing, reaping,
silent growth while men are sleeping,
Future needs in earth's safekeeping,
thanks be to God!

2In 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 men are sharing,
God's will is done.

3For the harvests of His Spirit,
thanks be to God;
For the good men may 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
Music: Francis Jackson
Tune: [unclear]
Meter: [unclear]

1970 Hope Publishing Co.

The verse

Meter: 8.4.9.4.8.8.8.4
Foot: trochaic (DUM-da) · 48% of beats fit
Rhyme: ABABCCCB

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Verse 1

For the fruits of His creation,˘˘/˘˘˘/˘8A

thanks be to God;/˘˘/4B

For the gifts to every nation,˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘9A

thanks be to God;/˘˘/4B

For the plowing, sowing, reaping,˘˘/˘/˘/˘8C

silent growth while men are sleeping,/˘///˘/˘8C

Future needs in earth's safekeeping,/˘/˘///˘8C

thanks be to God!/˘˘/4B

Verse 2

In the just reward of labor,˘˘/˘/˘/˘8A

God's will is done;/˘˘/4B

In the help we give our neighbor,˘˘/˘//˘/˘9A

God's will is done;/˘˘/4B

In our worldwide task of caring˘/˘///˘/˘9C

for the hungry and despairing,˘˘/˘˘˘/˘8C

In the harvests men are sharing,˘˘/˘/˘/˘8C

God's will is done./˘˘/4B

Verse 3

For the harvests of His Spirit,˘˘/˘˘˘/˘8A

thanks be to God;/˘˘/4B

For the good men may inherit,˘˘//˘//˘8C

thanks be to God;/˘˘/4B

For the wonders that astound us,˘˘/˘˘˘/˘8D

for the truths that still confound us,˘˘/˘/˘/˘8D

Most of all, that love has found us,/˘/˘/˘/˘8D

thanks be to God!/˘˘/4B

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.