First the blade and then the ear

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Unto joy or sor­row grown.

First the blade and then the ear

Then the full corn shall ap­pear;

Come, Ye Thankful People, Come

lyricist: Henry Alford, 1844
Composer: George Elvey, 1858
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...Unto joy or sor­row grown.

First the blade and then the ear,

Then the full corn shall ap­pear;...

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Unto joy or sor­row grown.

First the blade and then the ear,

Then the full corn shall ap­pear;

Come, Ye Thankful People, Come

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