Attitude of Gratitude

     
     One of the many traditions at our Church has been the "Harvest Home" celebration, decorating the Sanctuary during the month of November until the Thanksgiving holiday, as a show of appreciation for    God's many Blessings. Placed upon the altar, displays represent the seasonal harvest and nowadays include miscellaneous items reminiscent of simpler times such as quilts, antique tools and home furnishings.    


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      Our praise for this occasion can best be summed up in the words of the following hymn:   

Come, Ye Thankful People, Come

Come, ye thankful people, come,

Raise the song of harvest home:

All is safely gathered in, 

Ere the winter storms begin;

God, our maker, doth provide

For our wants to be supplied:

Come to God's own temple, come, 

Raise the song of harvest home. 

                                                                                                                                                                   

                                                                                                   Words: Henry Alford, 1844

                                                                                                   Music: George J. Elvey, 1858