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Who will bear the sheaves away? 3/3 Sweet flowers and fruits thy love declare; Where
HOME harvests ripen, thou art there, Wh givest all.
511 God gave us soil for planting Verse 3
Verse 1 For peaceful homes and healthful days,
God gave us soil for planting For all the blessings earth displays, We owe thee
When he created earth thankfulness and praise, Who givest all.
He made the seed though tiny
That it could give new birth Verse 4
Thou didst not spare thine only Son,
He sent the rain and sunshine But gav'st him for a world undone, And freely
That we may see the growth Then at the time of with that blessed One Thou givest all.
harvet We see his blessing flow.
Verse 5
Verse 2 Thou giv'st the Spirit's blessed dower,
We love to see the flowers Spirit of life, and love, and power, And dost his
We hear the buzzing bees sevenfold graces shower Upon us all.
We sit beside the bower
We love to climb the trees Verse 6
For souls redeemed, for sins forgiven,
This is the time - remember For means of grace and hopes of heaven,
Who placed them there for us But god, the great Father, all praise to thee be given,
Creator Will never forget us. Who givest all.
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Verse 3
We pray and read our Bibles 513 In this our beauteous island
His praises we will sing Verse 1 In this our beauteous island
We will grow more like Jesus God smiles His sweetest smile.
And give our hearts to him From ferny dell and covert
Wild flowers our eyes beguile:
We give to God the glory
Who fills our hearts with joy Among the leafy branches
We want to tell his story The ripened mangoes sway,
To every girl and boy. And green pimento berries
Make fragrant God's bright day.
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Chorus Praise Him all ye people
512 O Lord of heaven and earth With harvest hymns of joy:
and sea Oh, give to God His need of Praise,
Verse 1 And love without alloy. 1/3
O Lord of heaven and earth and sea, Verse 2
To thee all praise and glory be; How shall we The creamy breadfruit blossoms
show our love to thee, Who givest all? Point upward to the sky,
To tell us God's rich blessings Fall on us from on
verse 2 high.
The golden sunshine, vernal air,
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