Text: | Come, Ye Thankful People |
Author: | Henry Alford, 1810-1871 |
Tune: | ST. GEORGE'S WINDSOR |
Composer: | George Job Elvey, 1816-1893 |
1 Come, ye thankful people, come,
raise a song of harvest home;
fruit and crops are gathered in,
safe before the storms begin;
God, our Maker, will provide
for our needs to be supplied;
come to God's own temple, come,
raise a song of harvest home.
2 All the world is but a field,
given for a fruitful yield;
wheat and tares together sown,
here for joy or sorrow grown;
first the blade, and then the ear,
then the full corn shall appear;
God of harvest, grant that we
wholesome grain and pure may be.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Come, ye thankful people, come |
Title: | Come, Ye Thankful People |
Author: | Henry Alford, 1810-1871 |
Meter: | 7.7.7.7.D. |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1993 |
Topic: | Transcending Mystery and Wonder: Harvest and Thanksgiving; Gratitude |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | ST. GEORGE'S WINDSOR |
Composer: | George Job Elvey, 1816-1893 |
Meter: | 7.7.7.7.D. |
Key: | F Major or modal |