Set my hands upon the plough.
My feet upon the sod ;
Turn my face towards the east,
And praise be to God !
Every year the rains do fall,
The seeds they stir and spring ;
Every year the spreading trees
Shelter birds that sing.
From the shelter of your heart.
Brother—drive out sin.
Let the little birds of faith
Come and nest therein,
God has made His sun to shine
On both you and me ;
God, who took away my eyes.
That my soul might see !
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
I learnt this as a song at primary school about 1952. It had additional interest for me because my Mum knew the song from her Dad who also sang it before I was born. He had passed away before my birth so this song was a connection I had with him. I have been looking for the history of the words. Is there any knowledge concerning the origin for the words.