As you know, the majority of our neighbours are farmers,who toil the land and care for their animals no matter what the weather or time of the year. so the Harvest service is always very relevant.
The service was a very traditional Evening Prayer set up, with the congregation singing the responses.
Afterwards we had the Harvest Supper in the village hall.
28.10.08
O is for....O thank the Lord, For all his love.
We Plough the Fields And Scatter
Words by Matthias Claudius (1740-1815)
Translated by Jane Montgomery Campbell (1817-78)
This hymn is about celebration and praise, making it suitable as the first hymn sung at the beginning of the service, which is in praise of God in whose presence everyone has assembled.
We plough the fields and scatter
The good seed on the land,
But it is fed and watered
By God's almighty hand:
He sends the snow in winter,
The warmth to swell the grain,
The breezes and the sunshine,
And soft, refreshing rain.
Refrain:
All good gifts around us
Are sent from heaven above;
Then thank the Lord,
O thank the Lord,
For all his love.
He only is the maker
Of all things near and far;
He paints the wayside flower,
He lights the evening star;
The winds and waves obey him,
By him the birds are fed;
Much more to us, his children,
He gives our daily bread.
We thank thee then, O Father,
For all things bright and good,
The seed time and the harvest,
Our life, our health, our food.
Accept the gifts we offer
For all thy love imparts,
And what thou most desirest,
Our humble, thankful hearts.
Phil and Geoff (Father and son)
Rob, farmer from Red House Farm
Ronnie, farmer from over the road..
Fred who works for Ronnie, with his wife Dot
Geoff who lives two doors away, retired farmer with his son Chris.
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What a lovely tradition. I love this time of year so much it just seems like a joyful get together time....
Lovely post. It all seems so far away right now, but it takes me back . . .
Ray
Your post is such a nice tribute to the farmers. God bless them and the land.
I am all in favour of the Harvest Celebration - it has more going for it than 'Trick or Treat'.
From this Old Pagan.
Your posts always sound to me like the good English novels that I have enjoyed throughout my life. Of course farmers in all lands face the same exhausting daily tasks and the uncertainty of the results of their labors. Your harvest festival sounds wonderful.
I hope your friends wont mind being called 'salt of the earth'!Having spent my formative years as a country girl (after evacuation) I feel I know them! Say 'Hi!' to them for me.
What a wonderful tradition! We celebrate our Thanksgiving the first Monday of October, so it's sort of the same idea. Nice that everyone can get together to enjoy a meal and each other's company.
I love farmers and appreciate so much what they do! What a difficult job and often thankless. Thank you for honoring farmers this week. Farmers are truly a blessing!
I love this post. Greate song and a lovely poem of Robert Frost. Thank you, I love it all:)
What a lovely post!And a nice read,too.
Robert Frost's poem is an excellent choice for your post!
Miss Yves
What a wonderful post... my husband said he always wanted to be a farmer. In his heart it is what he wanted to do. To live off the land, to work hard for his family... to wake up early and work a hard days job... if only he could go back in time, he says. I wish he could...
Such beautiful words you have here...
~Michele~
Beautiful touching song and a wonderful tradition. I am greatful for the farmers and all they do for us. Great pictures of hardworking friends.
For love nor money wouldn't be a farmer, hard work. A very heart warming image in these day to see that it'snot just the blogging community, but the real world communinties that stiil get together.
What a wonderful tradtion. I wouldn't want to be a farmer no way no how, but I have much respect for them and the hard work they do. They are amazing people.
Lovely post for ABC-Wed and nice to read.
Have a nice day.
Denise, I come from generations of ancestors who were farmers, so I thank you for this wonderful tribute to all those who till the land. I've sung this hymn many times; it's one of my favorites!
that was (one of) the greatest moment(s) for farmers. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks, Denise, for introducing all of us to your some of your neighbours on ABC Wednesday.
Bear((( )))
I remember that old hymn from all the way back in elementary school (late 1940's). So great to see all the good old Yorkshire farmers. Grinch that I am, I just don't celebrate Halloween, though our church has a Festival of Light where everyone donates candy and we hold a kind of carnival. Safer than going round the houses these days.
great recognition for the hardest/most important profession there is.
It's important to have great neighbours. Excellent post!
How lovely to see the farmers at the supper!
Yours is late - our harvest celebrations are all over now!
Lovely! Harvest was always my favourite festival.
Your post is always good for the rural touch!
This is what I loved about England: Going to church to celebrate, singing those great hymnes, then afterwards have coffee or tea and a meal. Talking to people and learn a lot about traditions! Wonderful thank you so much Denise for sharing. I'll send you some oranges( Not the royalty, but the fruit!!)
what a great story! so nice to be able to see the farmers you describe as well!
We all have good cause to be grateful to farmers. The one on the right in the last photo is exactly my idea of a Yorkshire farmer!
You do have some cosy neighbours!
O Thank you
this is lovely.
Harvest festival - a joyous time.
This is a wonderful post. It is always appropriate to give thanks, and a real blessing to have such lovely friends and neighbors. Thanks for sharing this!
I was lucky enough to go to a Harvest thanksgiving service and Harvest supper in Wiltshire last month.
The hymns were WONDERFUL and brought back my youth.
This is such a lovely post.
Sadly we don't have Harvest festival in NY.
I wish we did.
Thanks for sharing about Harvest time and your sweet neighbours.
Great photos and post.
What a lovely tradition to be part of.
Wonderful ABC post, Denise!
I love harvest festival, it fills you with a warm glow!
thank you for this lovely post Denise!
A busy week full of yardwork and leaves; sorry to be arriving so late this week.
I loved this post! Everything about it!
So nice...
... my grandparents were Fred and Dot, too.
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