Friday, November 9, 2018

Thankful Hymn - Free Graphic




Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving;
Let us shout joyfully to Him with psalms.
Psalm 95:2


There are not a lot of Thanksgiving hymns when compared to the Christmas season. However, here's a robust song of thanks, titled "Come, Ye Thankful People, Come", written by Henry Alford in 1844.

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.

Have a blessed day my friends. You're welcome to use this hymn graphic for personal or ministry use, not to be sold. Thank you.

2 comments:

  1. Thank you, dear Abby, for this lovely graphic and post. I will be sharing the graphic on my blog on Thanksgiving Day (already prepared and scheduled!), giving you credit.

    Your work is a perfect celebration of my gratitude to the Lord. Thank you for all the beautiful illustrations you provide for your readers. You do an exemplary job of it!

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  2. Thank you for sharing this beautiful graphic. I love how you dig up these historical nuggets and honour the lives of past saints.

    I'm not sure what day you will celebrate your Thanksgiving, but I hope it is a lovely one.

    Blessings,
    Teresa

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