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Give Thanks, My Soul, For Harvest
Author: William Watkins Reid, 1890- Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 9 hymnals First Line: Give thanks, my soul for harvest Used With Tune: MUNICH
Give Thanks, My Soul, For Harvest
Give thanks, my soul, for harvest
Author: William Watkins Reid, 1890- Hymnal: The Book of Praise #805 (1997) Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Lyrics: 1 Give thanks, my soul, for harvest,
for store of fruit and grain,
but know the owner gives us
that we may share again;
where souls are lone and hungry,
where needy children cry,
with gifts from God’s rich bounty
may thankfulness reply.
2 Give thanks, my soul, for riches
of woodland, mine and hill,
but know that gold and timber
are the Creator's still,
and God's on loan to stewards
to fashion and to share,
providing all earth's children
the blessing of God's care.
3 Give thanks, my soul, for labours
that strength and days employ,
but know your Maker's purpose
brings toil as well as joy.
Where leads the path to error,
where justice lies in chain,
where hoarders cause new hunger,
there must we strive again.
4 Give thanks, my soul, for beauty,
for vision, hope and skill,
for Christ, divine revealer
of God's redeeming will.
Show forth, O God, your purpose;
direct our will and hand
to share your love and bounty
with all, in every land. Topics: God Will of; Harvest Thanksgiving; Hope; Social Concerns / Social Justice; Stewardship; Vision / Dream; Work Scripture: Psalm 50:10-11 Languages: English Tune Title: CRÜGER
Give thanks, my soul, for harvest
Give Thanks, My Soul, For Harvest
Author: William Watkins Reid, Sr. Hymnal: Voices United #522 (1996) Meter: 7.6.7.6 D First Line: Give thanks, my soul for harvest Lyrics: 1 Give thanks, my soul, for harvest,
for store of fruit and grain;
but know the owner gives so
that we may share again.
Where people suffer hunger,
or little children cry,
with gifts from God’s rich bounty
may thankfulness reply.
2 Give thanks, my soul, for riches
of woodland, mine, and hill;
but know that gold and timber
are the Creator's still.
God lends to us, as stewards,
abundance we might share,
and thus provide earth's children
the blessing of God's care.
3 Give thanks, my soul, for labours,
that strength and days employ;
but know the Maker's purpose
brings toil as well as joy.
Show forth, O God, your purpose;
direct our will and hand
to share your love and bounty
with all in every land. Topics: The Church at Worship Special Days, Seasons, Occasions: Thanksgiving; Ecology; God Providence; Jesus Christ Creator; Stewardship; Thankfulness; Thanksgiving Day; Work and Recreation; Youth; Proper 23 Year B; Thanksgiving Year B Tune Title: MUNICH
Give Thanks, My Soul, For Harvest
Give thanks, my soul, for harvest
Author: William Watkins Reid, b. 1890 Hymnal: The Book of Praise #572 (1972) Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Topics: Christ, the Lord Jesus Creator; Labour; Songs of Praise; Times and Occasions Harvest Thanksgiving Languages: English Tune Title: WOLVERCOTE
Give thanks, my soul, for harvest
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
1809 - 1847 Person Name: Felix Mendelssohn Harmonizer of "MUNICH" in Voices United Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (b. Hamburg, Germany, 1809; d. Leipzig, Germany, 1847) was the son of banker Abraham Mendelssohn and the grandson of philosopher Moses Mendelssohn. His Jewish family became Christian and took the Bartholdy name (name of the estate of Mendelssohn's uncle) when baptized into the Lutheran church. The children all received an excellent musical education. Mendelssohn had his first public performance at the age of nine and by the age of sixteen had written several symphonies. Profoundly influenced by J. S. Bach's music, he conducted a performance of the St. Matthew Passion in 1829 (at age 20!) – the first performance since Bach's death, thus reintroducing Bach to the world. Mendelssohn organized the Domchor in Berlin and founded the Leipzig Conservatory of Music in 1843. Traveling widely, he not only became familiar with various styles of music but also became well known himself in countries other than Germany, especially in England. He left a rich treasury of music: organ and piano works, overtures and incidental music, oratorios (including St. Paul or Elijah and choral works, and symphonies. He harmonized a number of hymn tunes himself, but hymnbook editors also arranged some of his other tunes into hymn tunes.
Bert Polman
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
William Harold Ferguson
1874 - 1950 Person Name: William Harold Ferguson, 1874 - 1950 Composer of "WOLVERCOTE" in The Book of Praise Born: January 1, 1874, Leeds, England.
Died: October 18, 1950, Littlehampton, Sussex, England.
Ferguson was educated at Magdalen College School, Oxford, and was a chorister in the College chapel. After graduating from Keble College, he taught at St. Edward’s School, Oxford (1896-69) and Bilton Grange, Rugby (1899-1901). He later attended Cuddesdon Theological College. After ordination, he served as assistant master, chaplain, organist and director of chapel music at Lancing College (1902-13); Warden of St. Edward’s School, Oxford (1913-25); Warden of St Peter’s College, Radley, Abingdon, Oxfordshire (1925-37); and Canon and Precentor of Salisbury Cathedral (1937-47). With Geoffrey Shaw, he was joint music editor of The Public School Hymn Book in 1919.
--www.hymntime.com/tch/
William Harold Ferguson
William Watkins Reid
1890 - 1983 Person Name: William Watkins Reid, 1890- Author of "Give Thanks, My Soul, For Harvest" in The Hymn Book of the Anglican Church of Canada and the United Church of Canada Reid, William Watkins, Sr. (Ballinasloe, County Galway, Ireland, October 15, 1890--February 18, 1983, Jenkins Township, Pennsylvania). Methodist. Parents were William Reid, a native of Moneymore, near Belfast, and Sarah Watkins of Londonderry. Came to the United States in 1900. Attended New York University (bachelor's degree, 1915; master's degree in journalism, 1917). Served The Hymn Society as President, Executive Director, and Editor of The Hymn from 1966 to 1976. Authored the Hymn Society's 40th anniversary history, Sing with Spirit and Understanding. Also edited The Pastor's Journal for the Methodist church and worked as its director of the News Service of the Board of Missions.
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Caulfield, Benjamin.
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William Watkins Reid, of Whitestone, Long Island, was president of the Hymn Society of America from 1942 to 1945, and is now a member of its Executive Committee. Used the title of "My God is There, Controlling," the Society has published 65 of his hymns, and several others were published in the Society's "searches", for new hymns. He is the author of the Society's history of its first forty years, and also of the added period of ten years (1962-1972).
--16 New Hymns on the Stewardship of the Environment [Ecology] , 1973. Used by permission.
William Watkins Reid
