The Church Hymnal ‎#193

193. 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:
Grant, O harvest Lord, 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, forever purified,
In Thy presence to abide:
Come, with all Thine angels, come,
Raise the glorious harvest-home.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Come, ye thankful people, come
• Author: H. Alford (1844, 1865)
• Meter: 7.7.7.7.D.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1914
• Topic: Processionals: Thanksgiving and Harvest; Thanksgiving and Harvest

Tune Information

• Name: ST. GEORGE'S WINDSOR
• Composer: G. J. Elvey
• Meter: 7.7.7.7.D.
• Key: G Major