ST. GEORGE’S WINDSOR/George J. Elvey/Henry Alford
1. Come, ye thankful people, come,
Raise the song of harvest-home:
All is safely gathered in,
Ere the winter storms begin;
God, our Maker, does provide
For our wants to be supplied;
Come to God's own temple, come,
Raise the song of harvest-home.
2. All the world is God's own field,
Fruit unto his praise to yield;
Wheat and tares together sown,
Unto joy or sorrow grown;
First the blade, and then the ear,
Then the full corn shall appear:
Grant, O harvest Lord, that we
Wholesome grain and pure may be.
3. For the Lord our God shall come,
And shall take his harvest home;
From his field shall in that day
All offenses purge away;
Give his angels charge at last
In the fire the tares to cast,
But the fruitful ears to store
In his garner evermore.
Text: 77 77 D; Henry Alford, 1810–1871, alt. Music: George J. Elvey, 1816–1893.Responsorial Refrain:
Sirach 50:22-24 (943.2)
A Reading from the Book of Sirach
And now, bless the God of all,
who has done wondrous things on earth;
Who fosters people's growth from their mother's womb,
and fashions them according to his will!
May he grant you joy of heart
and may peace abide among you;
May his goodness toward us endure in Israel
to deliver us in our days.
The Word of the Lord.
1. Praise, you servants of the Lord,
praise the name of the Lord.
Blessed be the name of the Lord
both now and forever.
Response
2. From the rising to the setting of the sun
is the name of the Lord to be praised.
High above all nations is the Lord;
above the heavens is his glory.
Response
3. Who is like the Lord, our God, who is enthroned on high
and looks upon the heavens and the earth below?
Response
4. He raises up the lowly from the dust;
from the dunghill he lifts up the poor,
To seat them with princes,
with the princes of his own people.
Response
1 Corinthians 1:3-9 (944.1)
A Reading from the first Letter of Saint Paul to the Corinthians
Brothers and sisters: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
I give thanks to my God always on your account for the grace of God bestowed on you in Christ Jesus, that in him you were enriched in every way, with all discourse and all knowledge, as the testimony to Christ was confirmed among you, so that you are not lacking in any spiritual gift as you wait for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ. He will keep you firm to the end, irreproachable on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is faithful, and by him you were called to fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
The Word of the Lord.
In all circumstances, give thanks,
for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus.
Luke 17:11-19 (947.6)
A Reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke
As Jesus continued his journey to Jerusalem, he traveled through Samaria and Galilee. As he was entering a village, ten persons with leprosy met him. They stood at a distance from him and raised their voices, saying, "Jesus, Master! Have pity on us!"
And when he saw them, he said, "Go show yourselves to the priests."
As they were going they were cleansed. And one of them, realizing he had been healed, returned, glorifying God in a loud voice; and he fell at the feet of Jesus and thanked him. He was a Samaritan.
Jesus said in reply, "Ten were cleansed, were they not? Where are the other nine? Has none but this foreigner returned to give thanks to God?" Then he said to him, "Stand up and go; your faith has saved you."
The Gospel of the Lord.
Unless a Grain of Wheat
Bernadette Farrell
Refrain: Unless a grain of wheat shall fall upon the ground and die, it remains but a single grain with no life.
1. If we have died with him, then we shall live with him;
if we hold firm, we shall reign with him.
Refrain
2. If anyone serves me, then they must follow me;
wherever I am, my servants will be.
Refrain
3. Make your home in me as I make mine in you;
those who remain in me bear much fruit.
Refrain
Let All Things Now Living
1. Let all things now living
A song of thanksgiving
To God our Creator triumphantly raise;
Who fashioned and made us,
Protected and stayed us,
By guiding us on to the end of our days.
God's banners are o'er us,
Pure light goes before us,
A pillar of fire shining forth in the night:
Till shadows have vanished
And darkness is banished,
As forward we travel from light into Light.
2. His law he enforces,
The stars in their courses,
The sun in its orbit obediently shine,
The hills and the mountains,
The rivers and fountains,
The depths of the ocean proclaim God divine.
We, too, should be voicing
Our love and rejoicing
With glad adoration, a song let us raise:
Till all things now living
Unite in thanksgiving,
To God in the highest, hosanna and praise.
Text: Katherine K. Davis, 1892-1980, © 1939, 1966, E.C. Schirmer Music Co.
All music used w/permission under One License #A730216.