Birmingham Group

Campaign to cancel unpayable debt in the world's poorest countries

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Good Gifts for All   (Tune: We plough the fields)

We plough the fields, and scatter

the good seed on our lands,

but nations who are deep in debt

are left with empty hands.

The world is full of people

who struggle to survive,

while we have food in plenty -

O God, our care revive!

Refrain: 

All good gifts around us

are sent for all to share;

we ask you, Lord, to help us strive

for justice everywhere. 

The fields of many countries

are tilled to pay their debt,

and so disease and poverty

remain a constant threat.

Their goods, unfairly traded,

make losses for our gain,

as most of all the profits

in wealthy hands remain. 

Refrain

God's beautiful creation

is fast becoming spoiled,

and deserts overrun the ground

where once the farmers toiled.

Forgive us this pollution

of much that you have made,

and show us the solution

for fair and equal trade. 

Refrain

©Alison Blenkinsop