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SDA Hymnal 562

Come, Sing a Song of Harvest

Words: Fred Pratt GreenMusic: Horst GehannTune: [unclear][unclear]

1Come, sing a song of harvest,
Of thanks for daily food!
To offer God the first-fruits
Is old as gratitude.

2Long, long ago, the reapers,
Before they kept the feast,
Put first-fruits in a basket
And took it to the priest.

3Shall we, sometimes forgetful
Of where creation starts,
With science in our pockets
Lose wonder from our hearts?

4God, the great Creator,
To whom all life belongs,
Accept these gifts we offer,
And our songs.

5And lest the world go hungry
While we ourselves are fed,
Make each of us more ready
To share our daily bread.

Words: Fred Pratt Green
Music: Horst Gehann
Tune: [unclear]
Meter: [unclear]

1976 Hope Publishing Co.

The verse

Meter: 7.6.7.6
Foot: iambic (da-DUM) · 51% of beats fit
Rhyme: ABCB

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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Come, sing a song of harvest,//˘/˘/˘7A

Of thanks for daily food!˘/˘/˘/6B

To offer God the first-fruits˘/˘/˘??7C

Is old as gratitude.˘/˘/˘/6B

Verse 2

Long, long ago, the reapers,//˘/˘/˘7A

Before they kept the feast,˘/˘/˘/6B

Put first-fruits in a basket/??˘˘/˘7C

And took it to the priest.˘/˘˘˘/6B

Verse 3

Shall we, sometimes forgetful˘˘˘/˘/˘7A

Of where creation starts,˘/˘/˘/6B

With science in our pockets˘/˘˘/˘/˘8C

Lose wonder from our hearts?//˘˘/˘/7B

Verse 4

God, the great Creator,/˘/˘/˘6A

To whom all life belongs,˘˘//˘/6B

Accept these gifts we offer,˘/˘/˘/˘7C

And our songs.˘/˘/4B

Verse 5

And lest the world go hungry˘/˘///˘7A

While we ourselves are fed,/˘˘˘/˘/7B

Make each of us more ready//˘˘//˘7C

To share our daily bread.˘//˘/˘/7B

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.