For the life in the seed that we nourish with care For the warmth in the furrow the sower prepares For the harvest that grows 'neath thy sheltering wing Dear Father, our Maker, our praises we sing For the work of creation, the wonder of birth Holy Father of fathers and mothers on earth For our joy in the kinship thy wisdom ordains Dear Father of spirits, we honor thy name For the season of plenty thy providence sends That we lay up in store ere the season must end For the gift of thy Son to redeem us from death Dear Father, we praise thee with each mortal breath For the light in our days, and the hope that we hold For the promise of heavenly riches untold For the life everlasting thy goodness imparts Dear Father, we offer the song of our hearts