#641God in His Love for Us
Words: Fred Pratt Green
Music: H. Walford Davies
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1
God in His love for us lent us this planet,
Gave it a purpose in time and in space:
Small as a spark from the fire of creation,
Cradle of life and the home of our race.
2
Thanks be to God for its bounty and beauty,
Life that sustains us in body and mind:
Plenty for all, if we learn how to share it,
Riches undreamed of to fathom and find.
3
Long have our human wars ruined its harvest;
Long has earth bowed to the terror of force;
Long have we wasted what others have need of,
Poison the fountain, pollute its source.
4
Earth is the Lord's: it is ours to enjoy it,
Ours, as His stewards, to farm and defend.
From its pollution, misuse, and destruction,
Good Lord, deliver us, world without end!
Additional Information
Scripture References:
Genesis 1:28, Psalm 24:1
Copyright:
1973 The Hymn Society (Admin. Hope Publishing Co., Carol Stream, IL 60188). All rights reserved. Used by permission.
Quick Info
- Hymnal
- Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal
- Number
- #641
- Language
- English
- Year
- 1973