THANKSGIVING DAY
God of the harvest, once againOur joyful tones we raise,For all Thy goodness, day by day,We give Thee thankful praise.With blessings rich, from fertile field,And gifts from fruitful tree,We wish, this day, our thanks to yieldWith earnest hearts, to Thee.We ploughed the ground, we sow'd the seed,But Thou didst send the rainIn grateful show'rs, in time of need.And now we've reap'd the grain.The sun with grateful heat did shine;The dew did nightly fall;And now, for loaded tree and vine —We give Thee thanks for all.The bee, in well-fill'd honey cells.Her sweets for us hath stow'd,The crystal water in the wells,For us from springs hath flowed.The lowing herd, the prancing steedReceived we from Thy hand.And we, this day, return oar meedOf praise, throughout the land.Then let us sing with earnest hearts,Tho' joyful be each lay,And thankful ev'ry song that startsOn this Thanksgiving Day.
