The year has turned its circle,

The seasons come and go.

The harvest all is gathered in

And chilly north winds blow.

Orchards have shared their treasures,

The fields, their yellow grain,

So open wide the doorway

Thanksgiving comes again!

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!"

Author Unknown

Thoughts of Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving day is coming soon,

That long remembered day

When nature gives her blessed boon

To all America.

On that glad day, in all our land,

The people, in their wake,

Give thanks to God, whose mighty hand

Deals blessings good and great.

The roast goose, steaming on the plate,

The sweet potato cobbler,

The cranberry sauce, the pudding baked,

The seasoned turkey gobbler,

All these delights and many more,

From north, south, west and east,

Do all the nation keep in store

For this Thanksgiving feast.

Alas, for those who are denied

This blessed boon of God!

May all the needy be supplied

Like Israel by the rod.

Charles Frederick White) Nov. 1895

We Gather Together .. Thanksgiving Prayer

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.

Beside us to guide us, our God with us joining,

Ordaining, maintaining his kingdom divine;

So from the beginning the fight we were winning;

Thou, Lord, wast at our side, All glory be thine!

We all do extol thee, thou leader triumphant,

And pray that thou still our defender wilt be.

Let thy congregation escape tribulation;

Thy name be ever praised!

O Lord, make us free!

Amen