three o'clock
His strength has assured the hard-won victory , his presence has lightened the gloom , his hand wiped away the tear , his bounty fed the hungry . In all things he has more than kept his promises , and I call upon you this day to '' ` Render unto the Lord thanksgiving . ' '' The afternoon was devoted to the Harvest Home Festival , and a very pretty and successful service it was . Long before three o'clock the main body of the church was filled with parents , friends , and anxious spectators , many of whom had never been inside of a church before . The front seats had been reserved for the Sunday-school , whose members marched in singing as a processional : -- `` Come , ye thankful people , come , Raise the song of Harvest Home , '' at the close of which the whole congregation rose and sang : -- `` Praise God , from whom all blessings flow . '' A brief opening service followed , the infant class chanting the Lord 's prayer , the verses of Psalm lxv being read alternately by boys and girls , after which Psalm cxxi -- `` I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills '' -- was sung by the whole school . The infant class then came forward , and standing in a group before the desk recited each a text , which the superintendent called : -- `` Autumn Leaves from the Tree of Life . ''