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Appears in 11 hymnals Hymnal Title: Worship and Song. (Rev. ed.) Lyrics: 1 O happy time of reaping! Fields glow with ruddy grain, And we must now be keeping Our harvest feast again; With voice of joy and singing, Our praise to God shall rise, Who, while the seed was springing, Rained blessings from the skies. 2 Thine, Father, is the river That maketh rich the earth; Through thee, O gracious Giver, The buried seed had birth; Thou, on the furrows raining, Didst make them soft with showers, The thirsty crops maintaining Through silent summer hours. 3 The year, by thee anointed, Is now with goodness crowned; Robed in the robes appointed, With gladness girded round; We thank thee for the blessing Which meets us on our way, And come, thy love confessing, With happy hearts today. 4 But while our lips are praising, Our lives to thee belong; With them we would be raising A nobler, sweeter song; One that may sound forever, While earth’s great harvest speeds, A song of high endeavor Rung out in earnest deeds. Used With Tune: FARMER

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[O happy time of reaping]

Appears in 51 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: John Farmer Hymnal Title: Progressive Sunday School Songs Incipit: 11135 65531 72111 Used With Text: O Happy Time of Reaping

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O happy time of reaping

Hymnal: Elmhurst Hymnal #297 (1921) Hymnal Title: Elmhurst Hymnal Topics: Autumn; Harvest Home; Harvest and Thanksgiving Languages: English Tune Title: FARMER

O happy time of reaping, Fields flow with ruddy grain

Hymnal: Hymnal, Church of the Brethren #d297 (1925) Hymnal Title: Hymnal, Church of the Brethren Languages: English

O Happy Time of Reaping

Author: Anon. Hymnal: Hymns for Today #309 (1920) Hymnal Title: Hymns for Today First Line: O happy time of reaping! Languages: English Tune Title: FARMER

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S. M.

Hymnal Title: Progressive Sunday School Songs Author of "O Happy Time of Reaping" in Progressive Sunday School Songs

Anonymous

Hymnal Title: The New Christian Hymnal Author of "O Happy Time of Reaping" in The New Christian Hymnal In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries.

John Farmer

1836 - 1901 Hymnal Title: The New Christian Hymnal Composer of "FARMER" in The New Christian Hymnal Born: August 16, 1835, Nottingham, England. Died: July 17, 1901, at his home in Oxford, England. Buried: St. Sepulchre’s Cemetery, Jericho, Oxford, England. Eldest child of butcher John Farmer and milliner Mary Blackshaw Farmer, John learned to play the piano, violin, and harp when young. He was apprenticed to his uncle Henry Farmer, an organist, composer, and music teacher with a music and musical instrument business in Nottingham. At age 14, John went to study at the Leipzig Conservatory, then three years later under Andreas Spaeth in Coburg for a year. He returned to England in 1853, and entered his father’s lace business. After his mother’s death in 1856, he went to Zürich, Switzerland, where he taught music. He returned to England again in 1861, and became music master of Harrow School in 1864, staying there until 1885. He then accepted an invitation to become organist at at Balliol College, Oxford, where he founded the Balliol Concerts. During his career, Farmer composed oratorios, cantatas, church music, chamber music and numerous school songs, especially for Harrow School. One of his best known compositions was "Forty Years On," which he wrote at Harrow in 1872. While at Balliol, he composed Warwick School’s first school song, "Here’s a Song For All", in 1892. His other works include: Cinderella The oratorio Christ and His Soldiers The cricketing song "Willow the King" Music: FARMER © The Cyber Hymnal™ (www.hymntime.com/tch)