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Thanksgiving Bible Verses About the Harvest. cstar55 - Getty Images. Psalm 85:12: "The Lord will indeed give what is good, and our land will yield its harvest."
Matthew 13:16 "But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear." 1 Chronicles 16:34 "Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever."
7. Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever. –Psalm 107:1 8. You are my God, and I will give you thanks; you are my God, and I will exalt you.
The hymn later gained popularity in the United States where it is used as part of Thanksgiving celebrations. [3] The first verse is written as a celebration of the harvest, calling for people to give thanks to God for it. [5] The last two verses are based on the Parable of the Tares, and discuss the last harvest at the Second Coming of Jesus. [1]
The seed time and the harvest, our life, our health, and food; No gifts have we to offer, for all Thy love imparts, But that which Thou desirest, our humble, thankful hearts. Chorus. Verse 3 was revised to make it better suited to the harvest in Hymns Ancient and Modern, 1868 Appendix: We thank Thee, then, O Father, for all things bright and good,
The hymn steadily gained popularity, especially in services of Thanksgiving on such occasions as town and college centennial celebrations. According to Carl Daw , executive director of the Hymn Society, the "big break" came in 1935 when it was included in the national hymnal of the Methodist-Episcopal Church.
Some are scriptures that come from the Bible (for more on that, see our Thanksgiving Psalms and Thanksgiving Bible verses), while other prayers of thanksgiving are written more recently. Read them ...
In the King James Version of the Bible, the text reads: Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest. The New International Version translates the passage as: Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.