"On What has Now Been Sown"
by John Newton, 1725-1807
by John Newton, 1725-1807
1. On what has now been sown
Thy blessing, Lord, bestow;
The power is Thine alone
To make it spring and grow.
Do Thou in grace the harvest raise,
And Thou alone shalt have the praise.
2. To Thee our wants are known,
From Thee are all our powers;
Accept what is Thine own
And pardon what is ours.
Our praises, Lord, and prayers receive
And to Thy Word a blessing give.
3. Oh, grant that each of us
Now met before Thee here
May meet together thus
When Thou and Thine appear
And follow Thee to heaven, our home.
E'en so, Amen, Lord Jesus, come!
The Lutheran Hymnal
Hymn #46
Text: 1 Corinthians 3:6
Author: John Newton, 1779, cento, alt.
Composer: John Darwall, 1770
Tune: "Darwall's 148th"
