Harvest festivals
Harvest Hymns — Lyrics for Harvest Festival & Ingathering
Harvest hymns thank God for provision without pretending the year was easy. These are the traditional harvest festival and ingathering hymns, all in free public-domain text.
6 hymns for harvest festivals
- 01We Plow the FieldsSDA Hymnal #561
The harvest hymn — all good gifts around us are sent from heaven above.
Read the full lyrics → - 02Come Sing A Song of HarvestSDA Hymnal #562
Written for harvest festival itself; bright and easy to teach.
Read the full lyrics → - 03Great Is Thy FaithfulnessSDA Hymnal #100
'Summer and winter, and springtime and harvest' — the verse that made it a harvest classic.
Read the full lyrics → - 04Bringing in the SheavesSDA Hymnal #369
Harvest imagery turned into mission; good as a closing hymn.
Read the full lyrics → - 05How Great Thou ArtSDA Hymnal #86
Awe at the created world, which harvest season makes visible.
Read the full lyrics → - 06Praise the Lord! You Heavens Adore HimSDA Hymnal #26
A full-voiced hymn of praise to open the service.
Read the full lyrics →
How to choose well
- Open with creation and provision, then move to gratitude, then to giving — the offering lands better after the singing.
- 'We Plow the Fields' is the harvest hymn most congregations know by heart; place it where you want the loudest singing.
- If your church collects produce or ingathering funds, sing during the procession rather than in silence.
Frequently asked questions
What is the most popular harvest hymn?
'We Plow the Fields and Scatter' (SDA Hymnal 561) is the best-known harvest festival hymn in English-speaking churches.
What hymns suit an ingathering service?
'Bringing in the Sheaves' and 'Come Sing A Song of Harvest' fit the procession and offering, with 'Great Is Thy Faithfulness' as the hymn of thanks.
A hymn for your harvest festival
We compose custom harvest and thanksgiving hymns for congregations — your church's year, your fields, your gratitude, sung.