words by John Holmes for the tune Lancashire

O Lord of stars and sunlight,

Whose wind lifts up a bird,

In marching wave and leaf-fall

We hear Thy patient Word.

The color of Thy seasons

Goes gold across the land.

By green upon the tree-tops,

We know Thy moving Hand.

O Lord of cloud and mountain,

Whose rain on rock is art,

Thy plan and care and meaning

Renew the head and heart.

Thy Word and color spoken,

Thy summer noons and showers

By these and by Thy dayshine,

We know Thy world is ours.

O Lord of roof and shading

And boughs above our head,

We breathe in Thy long breathing,

Our spirit spirited.

We walk beneath Thy blessing,

Thy seasons and Thy Way,

O Lord of stars and sunlight,

O God of this year's day.