We Plow the Fields, and Scatter by Matthias Claudius DRESDEN—Johann A. P. Schulz ST. ANSELM—Joseph Barnby We Plow the Fields, and Scatter (or We Plough the Fields, and Scatter) 1 We plow the fields, and scatter The good seed on the land, But it is fed and water’d By God’s Almighty Hand; He sends the snow in winter, The warmth to swell the grain, The breezes, and the sunshine, And soft refreshing rain. Chorus All good gifts around us Are sent from Heav’n above, Then thank the Lord, O thank