Songs for Thanksgiving

 

Over the River and Through the Wood

 

Over the river, and through the wood,

To Grandfather's house we go;

The horse knows the way to carry the sleigh

Through the white and drifted snow.

 

Over the river, and through the wood,

Now Grandmother's cap I spy! --

Hurrah for the fun! Is the pudding done?

Hurrah for the pumpkin pie!

 

Lydia Maria Child, 1844

 

Praise God, from Whom all Blessings Flow

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;

Praise Him, all creatures here below;

Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;

Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.

 

Thomas Ken, 1674

 

Now Thank We All Our God

 

Now thank we all our God, with heart and hands and voices,

Who wondrous things has done, in whom this world rejoices;

Who from our mothers' arms has blessed us on our way

With countless gifts of love, and still is ours today.

 

Martin Rinkart, 1636

 

Come, Ye Thankful People, Come

 

Come, ye thankful people, come,

Raise the song of harvest home!

All is safely gathered in,

Ere the winter storms begin.

God, our Maker, doth provide

For our wants to be supplied;

Come to God's own temple come;

Raise the song of harvest home!

 

Henry Alford, 1844

 

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

 

Dawn Pisturino

 

(artwork by Currier and Ives)