Closing Songs
On What Has Now Been Sown
- Words:
- John Newton, 1779. Music: 'Darwall`s 148th' John Darwall, 1770.
- Setting:
- "Common Service Book" (ULCA), 1917.
- Metre:
- 6 6 6 6 8 8
- 1On what has now been sownThy blessing, Lord, bestow;The pow'r is Thine aloneTo make it spring and grow.Do Thou in grace the harvest raise,And Thou alone shalt have the praise.
- 2To Thee our wants are known,From Thee are all our pow'rs;Accept what is Thine ownAnd pardon what is ours.Our praises, Lord, and prayers receiveAnd to Thy Word a blessing give.
- 3Oh, grant that each of usNow met before Thee hereMay meet together thusWhen Thou and Thine appearAnd follow Thee to Heav'n, our home.E'en so, Amen, Lord Jesus, come!
Scripture
Topics
In the hymnals
- Written in 1779, the words are in 92 hymnals indexed by Hymnary.org. Their history →
- The tune, Darwalls 148th, is in 1 hymnal. The tune →
Words, music and setting are in the public domain. The score is from the Open Hymnal Project (Brian J. Dumont), which places its own work in the public domain. The piano is the FluidR3 General MIDI sound font (MIT licence). How many hymnals print a hymn, and when it was written, is from Hymnary.org.