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A Thanksgiving Prayer

Music American Traditional Written 17th Century Recordings2 1,013 total song plays

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Performance 1

A Thanksgiving Prayer [17th Century] – American Traditional | Jason Paul

November 5, 2025

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Verse 1

We Ggather together to D7ask the Lord’s Gblessing,
He chastens and Emhastens His A7will to make Dknown.
The D7wicked opGpressing Now D7cease from disGtressing
G7Sing Cpraises to His Gname,
He forD7gets not His Gown.

Verse 2

BeGside us to guide us our D7God with us Gjoining,
Ordaining, mainEmtaining His A7Kingdom diDvine.
So, D7from the beGginning, the D7fight we were Gwinning,
G7The CLord, is at our Gside,
The D7glory diGvine.

Verse 3

We Gall do extol thee, thou D7leader in Gbattle,
And pray that thou Emstill our deA7fender will Dbe.
Let D7thy congreGgation esD7cape tribuGlation,
G7Thy Cname be ever Gpraised!
O, D7Lord make us Gfree.

Outro

G7Thy Cname be ever Gpraised!
O, D7Lord make us Gfree.

A Thanksgiving Prayer is a traditional hymn of gratitude believed to trace back to 17th-century Dutch and early colonial American traditions. Its words reflect the simple, steadfast faith of settlers who gave thanks for survival, harvest, and providence through hardship. This prayer entered the fabric of early American worship, carried in various forms through Dutch Reformed, Puritan, and early Protestant hymnals. Though its exact origin is uncertain, its spirit of humility and thankfulness has endured for centuries – a reminder of how gratitude was sung long before it was celebrated as a holiday. This performance follows that lineage: plain and devotional, rooted in the earliest expressions of thanksgiving in the New World. #Thanksgiving #TraditionalHymn #EarlyAmericanMusic #JasonPaul #FolkSong

A Thanksgiving Prayer is a traditional hymn of gratitude believed to trace back to 17th-century Dutch and early colonial American traditions. Its words reflect the simple, steadfast faith of settlers who gave thanks for survival, harvest, and providence through hardship. This prayer entered the fabric of early American worship, carried in various forms through Dutch Reformed, Puritan, and early Protestant hymnals. Though its exact origin is uncertain, its spirit of humility and thankfulness has endured for centuries – a reminder of how gratitude was sung long before it was celebrated as a holiday. This performance follows that lineage: plain and devotional, rooted in the earliest expressions of thanksgiving in the New World. #Thanksgiving #TraditionalHymn #EarlyAmericanMusic #JasonPaul #FolkSong

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