Hymn: Lord of heaven and earth and sea

  • Title: Lord of heaven and earth and sea
  • First Line: Lord of heaven and earth and sea
  • Hymnal: The Hymnal: Revised and Enlarged as adopted by the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America in the year of our Lord 1892
  • Denomination: (Protestant) Episcopal Church
  • Publisher: The Century Co.
  • Publication Date: 1894

Author(s)

  • Author Name: Christopher Wordsworth
  • Born: 1807
  • Died: 1855
  • Gender: M

Full Text

1 O Lord of heaven, and earth, and sea, To Thee all praise and glory be; How shall we show our love to Thee Who givest all? 2 The golden sunshine, vernal air, Sweet flowers and fruit Thy love declare, Where harvests ripen, Thou art there Who givest all! 3 For peaceful homes, and healthful days, For all the blessings earth displays, We owe Thee thankfulness and praise, Who givest all! 4 Thou didst not spare Thine only Son, But gav'st Him for a world undone, And freely with that Bless'd One Thou givest all. 5 Thou giv'st the Spirit's holy dower, Spirit of life, and love, and power, And dost His sevenfold graces shower Upon us all. 6 For souls redeemed, for sins forgiven, For means of grace and hopes of heaven, O Lord, what can to Thee be given Who givest all? 7 We lose what on ourselves we spend; We have as treasure without end Whatever, Lord, to Thee we lend, Who givest all. 8 Whatever, Lord, we lend to Thee, Repaid a thousandfold will be; Then gladly will we give to Thee Who givest all; 9 To Thee, from Whom we all derive Our life, our gifts, our power to give; Oh, may we ever with Thee live Who givest all! Amen.

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