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Play “Lord of the living harvest”

Free same-meter accompaniment for Lord of the living harvest (John S. B. Monsell): organ, piano or guitar playing the tune ELLACOMBE (Wurttemberg, 1784 from Gesangbuch der Herzogl. Hofkapelle) in four-part harmony, 5 verses, with the words on screen. Choose the key and speed, add an introduction, project the words on a TV, or practice your own choir part. Made for churches and home groups without a musician.

Sung here to ELLACOMBE (Wurttemberg, 1784 from Gesangbuch der Herzogl. Hofkapelle), a 7.6.7.6 D tune — not necessarily the tune usually paired with this text. Any tune in the same meter fits the words.

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  1. 1Lord of the living harvest
  2. That whitens o'er the plain,
  3. Where angels soon shall gather
  4. Their sheaves of golden grain;
  5. Accept these hands to labor,
  6. These hearts to trust and love,
  7. And deign with them to hasten
  8. Thy kingdom from above.
  9. 2As laborers in Thy vineyard
  10. Still faithful may they be,
  11. Content to bear the burden
  12. Of weary days for Thee;
  13. To ask no other wages,
  14. When Thou shalt call them home,
  15. But to have shared the travail
  16. Which makes Thy kingdom come.
  17. 3Come down, Thou Holy Spirit,
  18. And fill their souls with light;
  19. Clothe them in spotless raiment,
  20. In vesture clean and white;
  21. Within Thy sacred temple
  22. Be with them where they stand,
  23. To guide and teach Thy people
  24. Throughout our native land.
  25. 4Be with them, God the Father!
  26. Be with them, God the Son!
  27. And God the Holy Spirit!
  28. Most blessèd Three in One!
  29. Make them a holy priesthood,
  30. Thee humbly to adore,
  31. And fill them with Thy fullness,
  32. Both now and evermore!
  33. 5Amen.

About this music

ELLACOMBE — Wurttemberg, 1784 from Gesangbuch der Herzogl. Hofkapelle. Setting: Presbyterian Hymnal, 1911.. The score is from the Open Hymnal Project, copied from Presbyterian Hymnal, Revised, 1911 Hymn 364.; music and setting are in the public domain. The words above are from the hymnal cited on the Lord of the living harvest page.

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