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 world is God's own field,
fruit as praise to God we yield;
wheat and tares together sown
are to joy or sorrow grown;
first the blade and then the ear,
then the full corn shall appear;
Lord of harvest, grant that we
wholesome grain and pure may be.
3. For the Lord our God shall come,
and shall take the harvest home;
from the field shall in that day
all offenses purge away,
giving angels charge at last
in the fire the tares to cast;
but the fruitful ears to store
in the garner evermore.
4. Even so, Lord, quickly come,
bring thy final harvest home;
gather thou thy people in,
free from sorrow, free from sin,
there, forever purified,
in thy presence to abide;
come, with all thine angels, come,
raise the glorious harvest home.
15 comments:
Nancy I love that song, I remember singing it as well.
Have a wonderful weekend.
Blessings
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Yes, this is a favorite from years gone by. Thank you Nancy and I hope you have a good day.
I have always loved the line " all is safely gathered in ere the winter storms begin.." an apt description of us in the Saviors' arms during times of turmoil and testing.
Very fitting, excellent choice! :)
We sang this song church last Sunday and on Thursday at our church's Thanksgiving breakfast. Beautiful song.
Nancy
One of my favorite songs to sing. The part I like best is, "free from sorrow, free from sin."
Thanks for sharing!
Best
Tracy :)
I do like that Thanksgiving hymn! Hope you had a great weekend!
great hymn! just bought all the goods to make a batch of your hot chocolate...CAN'T WAIT! its going to be our first family advent calendar activity on tuesday!
we Love this song too--we usually sing it every Fall.
I love that song, sounds wonderful! Thanks for posting it, have a great week!
Brandy
I have not heard this song in ages.
Joyce
Love this song! Blessings,Kathleen
What a wonderful song, thanks for sharing the words!
Sonya
Beautiful, Nancy! Thanks for sharing!
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