"Was uns die Erde Gutes spendet" (The good that earth donates to us) is a Christian hymn, with a text mostly written in 1971 by Friedrich Dörr, to a 1543 melody by Guillaume Franc. It is part of German hymnals, including Gotteslob.
| "Was uns die Erde Gutes spendet" | |
|---|---|
| Offertory hymn | |
| Written | 1971 (1971) |
| Text | by Friedrich Dörr |
| Language | German |
| Melody | by Guillaume Franc |
| Composed | 1543 (1543) |
| Published | 1975 (1975) |
Friedrich Dörr wrote the text in 1971 in preparation for the first common Catholic hymnal in German, Gotteslob. He set the new offertory hymn to a melody by Guillaume Franc[1] which appeared first in Geneva in 1543 in a precursor of the Genevan Psalter. In 1975, the song was included in the Gotteslob as GL 490.[2] It became GL 186 in the hymnal's 2013 edition among the offertory hymns.[1] The song is part of other songbooks.[3] It has also been used for Erntedankfest, the German Thanksgiving.[2]