Come, Ye Thankful People, Come
Authors: Anna L. Barbauld, Henry Alford, Hugh Hartshorne • Composers: George J. Elvey • Meter: 7.7.7.7. double • Language: English • Formats: lyrics, png • Copyright: Free PNG, Public Domain • Years: 1772, 1844, 1858 • Special Collections: Thanksgiving
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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 blessings of the field,
All the stores the gardens yield;
All the fruits in full supply,
Ripened ‘neath the summer sky;
All that spring with bounteous hand
Scatters o’er the smiling land;
All that liberal autumn pours
From her rich o’erflowing stores.
3. These to thee, our God, we owe,
Source whence all our blessings flow;
And for these our souls shall raise
Grateful vows and solemn praise.
Come, then, thankful people, come,
Raise the song of harvest-home;
Come to God’s own temple, come,
Raise the song of harvest-home.
Amen.