Reap me the earth as a harvest to God

Reap me the earth as a harvest to God. Luke Connaughton* (‘Peter Icarus’) (1917-1979). First published in a collection, Sing a New Song to the Lord (Great Wakering, Essex, 1970). It was entitled ‘Offertory’. It then appeared in a Roman Catholic hymnal, Praise the Lord (1972), and spread rapidly through various hymnbook supplements of the 1970s, such as Praise for Today (1974), New Church Praise [NCP] (1975), and the all-age worship book, Partners in Praise (1979). Its inclusion in MHfT (1980) and thus in A&MNS led to its wider dissemination, for example in HP and RS. It is found in the USA in Rejoice in the Lord (Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1985), edited by Erik Routley*, and in Worship,...