In every thing give thanks: for this is the
will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
I Thess 5:18

Giving Thanks
(Author Unknown)

For the hay and the corn
and the wheat that is reaped,
For the labor well done,
and the barns that are heaped,
For the sun and the dew
and the sweet honeycomb,
For the rose and the song
and the harvest brought home --
Thanksgiving! Thanksgiving!

For the trade and the skill
and the wealth in our land,
For the cunning and strength
of the workingman's hand,
For the good that our artists
and poets have taught,
For the friendship that hope
and affection have brought --
Thanksgiving! Thanksgiving!

For the homes that with purest
affection are blest,
For the season of plenty
and well-deserved rest,
For our country extending
from sea unto sea;
The land that is known
as the "Land of the Free" --
Thanksgiving! Thanksgiving!

Peace Treaty with Massasoit, 1621 Massasoit was a chief of the Wampanoag tribe. Also known as Ousamequin, or "yellow feather," he was born about 1590 in the village of Pokanoket which was near the present-day Bristol, Rhode Island.. The peace treaty which Massasoit and the Pilgrims signed on March 22, 1621 was never broken. Because of this agreement, the Wampanoag and Pilgrims lived in peaceful coexistence. Massasoit's friendship with the colonists kept the Wampanoags neutral during the Pequot War of 1636. Until his death in 1661, Massasoit remained a friend an ally of the Pilgrims. "Massasoit's treaty with the Pilgrams" an etching from the Library of Congress.

1. That neither he nor any of his should injure or do hurt to any of our people. 2. And if any of his did hurt to any of ours, he should send the offender,    that we might punish him. 3. That if any of our tools were taken away when our people were at work,    he should cause them to be restored; and if ours did any harm to any of his,    we would do the like to them. 4.If any did unjustly war against him, we would aid him;    if any did war against us, he should aid us. 5.He should send to his neighbor confederates, to certify them of this,    that they might not wrong us, but might be likewise     comprised in the conditions of peace. 6.That when their men came to us, they should leave their     bows and arrows behind them,     as we should do our pieces when we came to them. Lastly, that doing thus, King James would esteem of him as his friend and ally.

Turkey Warning
(Author Unknown)

Tell me, Mr. Turkey,
Don't you feel afraid
When you hear us talking
'Bout the plans we've made?

Can't you hear us telling
How we're going to eat
Cranberries and stuffing
With our turkey meat?

Turkey, heed my warning:
Better fly away;
Or you will be sorry
On Thanksgiving day.

A Thanksgiving Prayer T hank you Father for the blessings you've given this day. H elp us to remember, Thou has shown us the way. And give us strength to help those in need. N ever letting us forget, Thy merciful deeds. K eep us in Thy tender loving care. S ave us, O Lord, when we are in despair! G ive us grace as we walk through life.  I nspire us to seek our brothers amid the strife. V ictory in Thee will be our guiding star.  I n courage we march not caring how far. N ow we ask for the most important thing. G rant us salvation to escape death's sting. Copyright by Jim Smith

Singing, the Reapers Homeward Come
(Author Unknown)

Singing, the reapers homeward come, Io! Io!
Merrily singing the harvest home, Io! Io!
Along the field, along the road,
Where autumn is scattering leaves abroad,
Homeward cometh the ripe last load, Io! Io!

Singers are filling the twilight dim
With cheerful song, Io! Io!
The spirit of song ascends to Him
Who causeth the corn to grow.
He freely sent the gentle rain,
The summer sun glorified hill and plain,
To golden perfection brought the grain, Io! Io!

Silently, nightly, fell the dew,
Gently the rain, Io! Io!
But who can tell how the green corn grew,
Or who beheld it grow?
Oh! God the good, in sun and rain,
He looked on the flourishing fields and grain,
Till they all appeared on hill and plain
Like living gold, Io! Io!

Thanksgiving Prayer

We come to this table today, O Lord, humble and thankful and glad.
We thank Thee first for the great miracle of life,
for the exaltation of being human, for the capacity of love.
We thank Thee for joys both great and simple --
For wonder, dreams and hope;
For the newness of each day;
For laughter and song and a merry heart;
For compassion waiting within to be kindled;
For the forbearance of friends and the smile of a stranger;
For the arching of the earth and trees and heavens
and the fruit of all three;
For the wisdom of the old;
For the courage of the young;
For the promise of the child;
For the strength that comes when needed;
For this family united here today.
Of those to whom much is given, much is required.
May we and our children remember this.
Amen
~Author Unknown~

Thanksgiving Time
(Author Unknown)

When all the leaves are off the boughs,
And nuts and apples gathered in,
And cornstalks waiting for the cows,
And pumpkins safe in barn and bin,
Then Mother says, "My children dear,
The fields are brown, and autumn flies;
Thanksgiving Day is very near,
And we must make thanksgiving pies!"

Now Thank We All our God

Based on Ecclesiasticus 50:22-24 by Martin Rinkart (1586-1649)
Translated by Catherine Winkworth (1827-1878)
Music: Johann Cruger 1598-1662)
Harmony by Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

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.

O may this bounteous God
Through all our life be near us,
With ever joyful hearts
And blessed peace to cheer us;
And keep us still in grace,
And guide us when perplexed;
And free us from all ills,
In this world and the next.

All praise and thanks to God
The Father now be given;
The Son, and him who reigns
With them in highest heaven;
The one eternal God,
Whom earth and heaven adore;
For thus it was, is now,
And shall be evermore.

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