Today, Thanksgiving is celebrated across the globe, but it remains a particularly important holiday for North Americans, as it celebrates\u00a0the 1621 harvest feast between the English colonists and the indigenous Wampanoag people, which took place at the Plymouth Plantation. In the US, Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November.<\/p>\n

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Best hymns for Thanksgiving<\/h2>\n
All Creatures of Our God and King<\/b><\/h3>\n
Inspired by Psalm 148 the hymn \u2018All Creatures of Our God and King\u2019 started life as the poem the \u2018Canticle of the Sun\u2019, written in 1225 \u00a0by St. Francis of Assisi. it was translated into English by William Drape between 1899 and 1919.<\/p>\n\n<p>Did you know the hymn has featured in an episode of <em>Mr Bean?<\/em><\/p>\n<iframe title=\""Mr.Bean\" the=\"\" church=\"\" width=\""200"\" height=\""150"\" src=\""https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gtlqCv7J3nA?feature=oembed"\" frameborder=\""0"\" allow=\""accelerometer;\" autoplay=\"\" clipboard-write=\"\" encrypted-media=\"\" gyroscope=\"\" picture-in-picture=\"\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/>\n<h2 class=\""margin-bottom"\">We Gather Together<\/h2>\n<p>The Dutch hymn \u2018We Gather Together\u2019 dates back to the late 16th century when it was written to celebrate the Dutch victory over Spanish forces in the Battle of Turnhout in 1597. Theodore Baker translated the hymn into English in 1894, and it started entering American hymn books in the early 20th century. Today it is a popular Thanksgiving hymn that is sung at services all around the US.<\/p>\n<iframe title=\""We\" gather=\"\" together=\"\" charts=\"\" with=\"\" lyrics=\"\" contemporary=\"\" width=\""200"\" height=\""150"\" src=\""https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ahjZhZygvOY?feature=oembed"\" frameborder=\""0"\" allow=\""accelerometer;\" autoplay=\"\" clipboard-write=\"\" encrypted-media=\"\" gyroscope=\"\" picture-in-picture=\"\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Bountiful Harvest<\/h2>\n<p>As Thanksgiving is a celebration of the harvest as well as the coming together of the English colonists and the native indigenous people of America, it is only right that we should list a hymn that celebrates the harvest. \u2018Bountiful Harvest\u2019 was written by prolific 19th century hymn writer Fanny Crosby (she also wrote <strong><a href=\""https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/articles\/blessed-assurance-hymn-lyrics\/"\"><em>Blessed Assurance<\/em><\/a><\/strong>).<\/p>\n<iframe title=\""Bountiful\" harvest=\"\" hymn=\"\" lyrics=\"\" music=\"\" width=\""200"\" height=\""113"\" src=\""https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dGQ9bNo4jHw?feature=oembed"\" frameborder=\""0"\" allow=\""accelerometer;\" autoplay=\"\" clipboard-write=\"\" encrypted-media=\"\" gyroscope=\"\" picture-in-picture=\"\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/>\n<h2><strong>The Star-Spangled Banner<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The US national anthem, \u2018The Star-Spangled Banner\u2019<em>,<\/em> started life as the poem \u2018Defence of Fort M\u2019Henry\u2019<em>, <\/em>written by Francis Scott Key in 1814. He wrote the lyrics after witnessing British ships bombarding Fort McHenry during the 1812-15 war between the USA and Britain. It was officially made the US\u2019s national anthem in 1931 and will be sung at Thanksgiving day celebrations across the USA.<\/p>\n<p>Read more about the <a href=\""https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/articles\/who-composed-us-national-anthem\/"\"><strong>history of \u2018The Star-Spangled Banner\u2019 and who composed it here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<iframe title=\""Watch\" lady=\"\" gaga=\"\" perform=\"\" the=\"\" national=\"\" anthem=\"\" at=\"\" biden=\"\" inauguration=\"\" today=\"\" width=\""200"\" height=\""113"\" src=\""https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HezPdHTwdGA?feature=oembed"\" frameborder=\""0"\" allow=\""accelerometer;\" autoplay=\"\" clipboard-write=\"\" encrypted-media=\"\" gyroscope=\"\" picture-in-picture=\"\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/>\n<p>Read the <a href=\""https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/articles\/the-star-spangledbanner-lyrics\/"\"><strong>lyrics to the US national anthem, \u2018The Star-Spangled Banner\u2019, here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\""margin-bottom"\">Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing<\/h2>\n<p>Written in 1758 by Robert Robinson when he was aged just 22, the hymn \u2018Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing\u2019 celebrates Divine Grace. Robinson was inspired by 1 Samuel 7:12, when the prophet Samuel raises a stone as a monument, saying, \u2018Hitherto hath the Lord helped us\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>In the USA it is sung to the American folk tune <em>Nettleton.<\/em><\/p>\n<iframe title=\""Come\" thou=\"\" fount=\"\" of=\"\" every=\"\" blessing=\"\" chord=\"\" chris=\"\" rice=\"\" width=\""200"\" height=\""113"\" src=\""https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ax_NMWLEb6U?feature=oembed"\" frameborder=\""0"\" allow=\""accelerometer;\" autoplay=\"\" clipboard-write=\"\" encrypted-media=\"\" gyroscope=\"\" picture-in-picture=\"\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By BBC Music Magazine Published: Wednesday, 03 November 2021 at 12:00 am Today, Thanksgiving is celebrated across the globe, but it remains a particularly important holiday for North Americans, as it celebrates\u00a0the 1621 harvest feast between the English colonists and the indigenous Wampanoag people, which took place at the Plymouth Plantation. 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Best hymns for Thanksgiving<\/h2>\n