Methodist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#628

628. 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 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:
Lord of harvest, grant that we
Wholesome grain and pure may be.

3 For the Lord our God shall come,
And shall take His harvest home;
From His field shall in that day
All offences 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 Thy final harvest-home!
Gather Thou Thy people in,
Free from sorrow, free from sin;
There, for ever purified,
In Thy presence to abide:
Come, with all Thine angels, come.
Raise the glorious harvest-home.

Text Information

• First Line: Come, ye thankful people, come
• Author: Dean Henry Alford, 1810-1871
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1917
• Topic: Seasons and Ordinances; Harvest: Hymns; Day: Of Wrath; Judgment

Tune Information

• Name: ST. GEORGE'S, WINDSOR
• Composer: Sir G. J. Elvey, 1816-1893
• Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7.7.7
• Key: G Major or modal