Fair waved the golden corn

Fair waved the golden corn

in Canaan's pleasant land,

when, full of joy, some shining morn,

went forth the reaper-band.

Every week-day morning at Alresford Preparatory School we sang a hymn probably followed Miss Curtis reciting a prayer. That was our morning "assembly". The hymn was chosen from a fixed and short list, round robin style. And one of the hymns, and the one that for some reason I hated, was "Fair waved the golden corn". Possibly because of the very dull melody, possibly because of the lyrics the point of which is nigh incomprehensible to me even now.

The other hymns in the list? Sorry, but I cannot remember. Strange that I should only remember the one I disliked.