Breaking Bread (Vol. 39) ‎#210

210. 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, does 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 unto his praise to yield;
Wheat and tares together sown,
Unto joy or sorrow grown;
First the blade, and then the ear,
Then the full corn shall appear:
Grant, O harvest Lord, that we
Wholesome grain and pure may be.

3 For the Lord our God shall come,
And shall take the harvest home;
From his field shall in that day
All offenses purge away;
Give his angels charge at last
In the fire the tares to cast,
But the fruitful ears to store
In his garner evermore.

4 Even so, Lord, quickly come
To your final harvest home;
Gather all your people in,
Free from sorrow, free from sin;
There, for ever purified,
In your presence to abide:
Come, with all your angels, come,
Raise the glorious harvest- home.

Text Information

• First Line: Come, ye thankful people come
• Title: Come, Ye Thankful People, Come
• Author: Henry Alford, 18101-871
• Meter: 77 77 D
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2019
• Topic: Seasonal Music: Ordinary Time

Tune Information

• Name: ST. GEORGE'S WINDSOR
• Composer: George J. Elvey, 1816-1893
• Meter: 77 77 D
• Key: F Major or modal