42. Come, Ye Thankful People, Come

1 Come ye thankful people, come,
Raise the song of harvest home;
All is safely gathered in,
Ere the winter storms begin;
God, our Maker, doth provide
For our wants to be supplied;
Come to God's own temple, come,
Raise the song of harvest home.

2 All the blessings of the field,
All the stores the gardens yield;
All the fruits in full supply,
Ripened 'neath the summer sky;
All that spring with bounteous hand
Scatters o'er the smiling land;
All that liberal autumn pours
From her rich o'erflowing stores.

3 These, to thee, our God, we owe,
Source whence all our blessings flow;
And for these our souls shall raise
Grateful vows and solemn praise.
Come, then, thankful people, come,
Raise the song of harvest home;
Come to God's own temple, come,
Raise the song of harvest home.

Text Information
First Line: Come, ye thankful people, come
Title: Come, Ye Thankful People, Come
Author: Henry Alfrod
Meter: 7.7.7.7.D.
Publication Date: 1996
Topic: Autumn; Blessing (blessedness); Creation (8 more...)
Source: Psalm and Hymns, 1844
Tune Information
Name: ST. GEORGE'S WINDSOR
Composer: George Job Elvey
Meter: 7.7.7.7.D.
Key: F Major
Source: A Selection of Psalm and Hymn Tunes, 1858



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