Come Ye Thankful People Come - Inspirational Hymns

This favourite Harvest Festival hymn was written by Henry Alford (1810-1871) and first published in his Psalms and Hymns (1844). It was subsequently revised in his Poetical Works (1865/68) and his Year of Praise (1867) in seven verses. Most modern hymnals restrict the hymn to four verses, with some unwelcome editorial changes. The hymn echos two of Christ's parables; Matthew 13:24-30 (the story of the wheat and the tares) and Mark 4:26-29 (the story of the seed springing up without the sower knowing of it). This latter text includes the words: "For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear. But when the fruit is brought forth, immediately he putteth in the sickle, because the harvest is come."

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[copperandbrick]

We Methodists love this one, too. Nice version.

[greenbrie]

Wonderful!Thanks for this.Lovely voices.Takes me back to when I was a kid and we took raw produce to the church for distribution to the poor

[Manateepocket]

Lovely! It is good to hear the old hymns in their original form. I really don't like the new "political correct" versions I hear when I visit the liturgical churches today.

[timothyj1966]

Nice Protestant Hymn for Thanksgiving... reminds me of Sunday at Thanksgiving and baskets of produce at the church altar.....

[thebigJM92]

Happy harvest everyone! I love my church at harvest, all the farmers from the village bring some of their crop to be placed in the windows and at the entrance and members bring fruit etc. The whole church just looks stunning. Oh i love being from the country.

[dymphnawalstan]

Catholics use this one now to! I am very fond of this hymn. A great piece of music!

[alliemeadows]

We teens really like this one also

[mkl62]

I am an ELCA Lutheran from South Carolina. I play the piano and organ. Tonight (November 26), I attended a Thanksgiving service at a Baptist church 22 miles from my home. We sang this as one of the hymns. It is #637 in the Baptist Hymnal in the Dedication & Thanksgiving section. Just thought I'd share.

[gbolagun]

thanks once again for uploading & sharing this hymn with the entire world. please keep up the good work, TVNORTH. gratias!!!

[nenubari]

this song is really inspirational it touches my soul any time i listen to it

[McDowell008]

a lovely hymn! however, the tenor is all over the place he keeps 'sliding' upto notes