Sing to the Lord of Harvest

The Anthem sung for the Thanksgiving service by the combined choirs of five congregations was the result of previous separate rehearsals and the practice in the hour immediately before service, during which there was a palpable sense of joy at being able to celebrate Thanksgiving in and as one combined choir (and many distinct and separate consonants while maintaining legato melody.).
Thanks be to God.
Sing to the Lord of Harvest,
Direction by John Thickey, piano accompianament by Scot Obrosky
Arranged: Healey Willan
Author: John S. B. Monsell (1866)
Tune: WIE LIEBLICH IST DER MAIEN
1 Sing to the Lord of harvest,
Sing songs of love and praise;
With joyful hearts and voices
Your alleluias raise.
By Him the rolling seasons
In fruitful order move;
Sing to the Lord of harvest
A joyous song of love.
2 God makes the clouds rain goodness,
The deserts bloom and spring.
The hills leap up in gladness,
The valleys laugh and sing.
God fills them with His fullness,
All things with large increase;
He crowns the year with blessing,
With plenty and with peace.
3 Bring to this sacred altar
The gifts His goodness gave,
The golden sheaves of harvest,
The souls Christ died to save.
Your hearts lay down before Him
When at His feet you fall,
And with your lives adore Him
Who gave His life for all.