Hymnize

CAC Hymn Collection

Hymn 654

Lord of the harvest Thee we hail

Scripture: Isa. 9:3

1

Lord of the harvest Thee we hail;

Thine ancient promise doth not fail;

The varying seasons haste their round

With goodness all our years are crown’d

Our thanks we pay This holy day;

Oh let our hearts in tune be found.

2

If spring doth wake the song of mirth;

If summer warms the fruitful earth;

When winter sweeps the naked plain,

Still do we sing to Thee, our King;

Through all their changes Thou dost reign.

3

But chiefly, when Thy liberal hand

Scatters new plenty o’er the land,

When sounds of music fill the air,

As homeward all their treasures bear:

We too will raise our hymn of praise,

For we Thy common bounties share.

4

Lord of the harvest, all is Thine:

The rains hat fall, the suns that shine

The seed once hidden in the ground,

The skill that makes our fruits abound;

New every year Thy gifts appear;

New praises from our lips shall sound.