To thee, O Lord, our hearts we raise

To thee, O Lord, our hearts we raise. William Chatterton Dix* (1837-1898). In 1862 the Convocation of Canterbury issued a form of service for harvest thanksgiving. This harvest hymn was written shortly afterwards, in 1863. It was one of six hymns added to the 1864 edition of Hymns for the Services of the Church, and for Private Devotion, the hymn book of St Raphael’s Church, Bristol, where Dix worshipped as a youth. It was quickly adopted by several major collections, including The People’s Hymnal (1867), the SPCK Church Hymns (1871) and the Second Edition of A&M (1875). It is sung to a number of tunes, including GOLDEN SHEAVES, written for it by Sir Arthur Sullivan* and published in...