The following is a list of songs of thanksgiving for church that you can use at your next service. This includes many danceable songs and classical hymns so you will be able to accommodate all ages and musical tastes in your congregation. The following is a list of songs of thanksgiving for church that you can use at your next service. This includes many danceable songs and classical hymns so you will be able to accommodate all ages and musical tastes in your congregation.
Thanksgiving is just around the corner and if you are looking for some great songs to add to your church service or concert, then you’re in luck. There is a huge variety of songs included here from classical to contemporary arrangements – everything from old hymns, to praise and worship tracks that will be sure to please your congregation.
Songs Of Thanksgiving For Church
As the end of this year gets closer, our minds start to turn toward Thanksgiving. And when it comes to thanksgiving songs, I have a really hard time trying to find them. I mean, why do we need that many? Why can’t we just say thankful and leave it at that? But no matter what side of the fence you’re on, there’s a song out there for everyone!
Thanksgiving is a time to give thanks to God for all the blessings in our lives. Songs of Thanksgiving are special moments when we think back on all the good things that have happened in our lives and express them with words, music and dance. The Thanksgiving arrangements by St. Paul’s United Church of Christ will help you reflect on your own life through movement and song.
Thanksgiving Worship Songs to Lead This Season
Mary Jahnke6 min read9 months ago
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Christmas hymns spring to mind as freely as coffee flows on a Sunday morning, but Thanksgiving worship songs can be harder to come by . . .
Here are 24 to consider as you invite your congregation to “sing praises to God, sing praises; sing praises to our King, sing praises” (Ps 47:6) and “sing to the LORD with thanksgiving” (Ps 147:7).
Classic Thanksgiving worship songs
1. “We Gather Together” author unknown
We gather together to ask the Lord’s blessing;
He chastens and hastens his will to make known;
The wicked oppressing now cease from distressing.
Sing praises to his name; he forgets not his own.
2. “Come, Ye Thankful People, Come” by Henry Alford and George Elvey
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.
3. “Count Your Blessings” by Johnson Oatman, Jr. and Edwin O. Excel
When upon life’s billows you are tempest tossed,
When you are discouraged, thinking all is lost,
Count your many blessings name them one by one,
And it will surprise you what the Lord hath done.
4. “Praise to the Lord the Almighty” by Joachim Neander
Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation!
O my soul, praise him, for he is your health and salvation!
Come, all who hear; now to his temple draw near,
Join me in glad adoration.
5. “Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing” by Robert Robinson and John Wyeth
Come, thou fount of ev’ry blessing, tune my heart to sing thy grace;
Streams of mercy, never ceasing, call for songs of loudest praise.
Teach me some melodious sonnet sung by flaming tongues above;
Praise the mount—I’m fixed upon it—mount of thy redeeming love.
6. “For the Beauty of the Earth” by Folliott S. Pierpoint and Conrad Kocher
For the beauty of the earth,
For the glory of the skies,
For the love which from our birth
Over and around us lies.
Christ, our Lord, to thee we raise
This, our hymn of grateful praise.
7. “To God Be the Glory” by Fanny J. Crosby and William H. Doane
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, let the earth hear his voice!
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, let the people rejoice!
O come to the Father, through Jesus the Son,
And give him the glory, great things he hath done.
8. “Doxology” by Thomas Ken and Louis Bourgeois
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
Praise Him, all creatures here below;
Praise Him above, ye heav’nly host;
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
Amen.
9. “Great Is Thy Faithfulness” by Thomas Chisolm and William Runyan
Great is thy faithfulness!
Great is thy faithfulness!
Morning by morning new mercies I see.
All I have needed thy hand hath provided.
Great is thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!
More Thanksgiving worship songs
10. “He Has Made Me Glad/I Will Enter His Gates” by Leona von Brethorst
I will enter His gates with thanksgiving in my heart,
I will enter His courts with praise.
I will say this is the day that the Lord has made,
I will rejoice for He has made me glad.
11. “This Is the Day” by Les Garrett
This is the day, this is the day that the Lord hath made,
We will rejoice, we will rejoice and be glad in it.
12. “Give Thanks” by Don Moen
And now let the weak say, I am strong
Let the poor say, I am rich
Because of what the Lord has done for us.
13. “Thank You, Lord” by Seth and Bessie Sykes
Thank you, Lord, for saving my soul,
Thank you, Lord, for making me whole;
Thank you, Lord, for giving to me
Thy great salvation so rich and free.
14. “Jesus, Thank You” by Pat Sczebel
Your blood has washed away my sin
Jesus, thank You
The Father’s wrath completely satisfied
Jesus, thank You
Once Your enemy, now seated at Your table
Jesus, thank You
15. “Goodness of God” by Jenn Johnson, Jason Ingram, Ben Fielding, Ed Cash, Brian Johnson
I love You, Lord
For Your mercy never fails me
All my days, I’ve been held in Your hands
From the moment that I wake up
Until I lay my head
Oh, I will sing of the goodness of God
16. “Grateful” by Steven Furtick, Chris Brown, Matthews Ntele, Stefan Green
I give thanks, for all You have done
And I will sing, of Your mercy and Your love
Your love is unfailing
Lord, I am grateful!
17. “Thank You” by Ben Fielding and Reuben Morgan
Thank You for Your kindness
Thank You for Your mercy
Thank You for the cross
Thank You for the price You paid
18. “You Are Good” by Kari Jobe
Your kindness leads me to repentance
Your goodness draws me to Your side
Your mercy calls me to be like You
Your favor is my delight
Every day, I’ll awaken my praise
And pour out a song from my heart