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O Happy Time of Reaping

Appears in 11 hymnals Lyrics: 1 O happy time of reaping! Fields glow with ruddy grain, And we must now be keeping Our harvest feast again; With voice of joy and singing, Our praise to God shall rise, Who, while the seed was springing, Rained blessings from the skies. 2 Thine, Father, is the river That maketh rich the earth; Through thee, O gracious Giver, The buried seed had birth; Thou, on the furrows raining, Didst make them soft with showers, The thirsty crops maintaining Through silent summer hours. 3 The year, by thee anointed, Is now with goodness crowned; Robed in the robes appointed, With gladness girded round; We thank thee for the blessing Which meets us on our way, And come, thy love confessing, With happy hearts today. 4 But while our lips are praising, Our lives to thee belong; With them we would be raising A nobler, sweeter song; One that may sound forever, While earth’s great harvest speeds, A song of high endeavor Rung out in earnest deeds. Used With Tune: FARMER

American, America, We Lift Our Battle Cry

Author: Allen Eastman Cross Appears in 10 hymnals First Line: America, America Lyrics: 1 America, America, We lift our battle cry! To live for thee is more than life, And more than death to die! Now by the blood our fathers gave, And by our God above, And by the Flag on every grave, We pledge to thee our love. 2 America, America, Bid all thy banners shine! O Mother of the mighty dead, Our very lives are thine. At Freedom’s altar now we stand For god and Liberty! Lord, God of hosts, at thy command, We lift our souls to thee. 3 America, America, Speed on, by sea and air! We take the stripes of sacrifice, The stars of honor dare; And by the road our fathers trod We march to victory, To fight for Freedom and for God, Till all the world be free. Used With Tune: MATERNA