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11/25/2010

Thanksgiving Hymn



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.

All the world is God's own field,
fruit as praise to God we yield;
wheat and tares together sown
are to 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.

For the Lord our God shall come,
and shall take the harvest home;
from the field shall in that day
all offenses purge away,
giving angels charge at last
in the fire the tares to cast;
but the fruitful ears to store
in the garner evermore.

Even so, Lord, quickly come,
bring 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.

Hope you have a great Thanksgiving, surrounded by food, friends, and family.

2 comments:

Butch Cassidy said...

A very happy Tanksgiving to you.

And in refence to the -40 degree windchill below, that is when it is pretty fun to wrap up like an arctic explorer and go for a brief jog in the snow and wind. Yeah, my idea of fun is a little warped.

bluesun said...

I also like going outside when it is very cold--provided it is for very short periods of time and there is hot chocolate waiting inside!