All Things To All Things - John Anderson

You give us the sands on the desert

You give us the waves on the shore

We take what we please from the rivers and seas

And still we keep asking for more

You give us the mountains and valleys

You give us the trees and the air

We saw and we burn

And still we don’t learn

And it seems that nobody cares

Are you the Giver who longs for the gift that you bring?

How can You always be all things to all things?

You give us the seasons in order

To nourish and build up the land

With the plow and the hoe

We make the seeds grow

And still things get out of hand

You give us our animal brothers

The feather, the fur, and the fin

We trap and we train

Till so few remain

We swear we won’t do that again

Are you the Giver who longs for the gift that you bring?

How can You always be all things to all things?