Words of Light and Hope from Tony Hawes

Words of Light and Hope from Tony Hawes.

Harvest.

For the fruits of all creation
thanks be to God;
for his gifts to every nation
thanks be to God;

for the ploughing, sowing, reaping,
silent growth while we are sleeping,
future needs in earth’s safekeeping,

thanks be to God.
In the just reward of labour.
God’s will is done;

in the help we give our neighbour,

God’s will is done;
in our world-wide task of caring
for the hungry and despairing,
in the harvests we are sharing,
God’s will is done.
For the harvests of his 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.
Fred Pratt Green.