Show thanksgiving hymn well liked at birth but now forgotten the first presidential thanksgiving procla proclamation matlon was that of 0 president defit washington in 1789 1780 on the occasion of tile the adoption of the constitution the day curiously enough being november W the date of celebration of 1863 this tetter was waa tho the real forerunner runner of om oiw national thanksgiving days day and special times 0 of f thanksgiving had bad often been appointed by different presidents but the alio year 1863 famous for its deci decisive siva national nAt nAi lonal victories marked also the beginning I 1 ng of the annual sort series es of thanksgiving ilaya days the great vict victories of gettysburg and nd vicksburg were really the cause of Lincol ns proclamation and his es ei fimple has been followed by all ills his successors until tile the annual festival has ins become one of our national institutions tut lut ions the proclamation of 1603 1863 re rei i as difo first of a series extending now over fifty years it was vaa dilso noticeable because it was tho the occasion of a thanksgiving barno by tile tho famous reverend doctor of st lukos lukes hospital new york city ile he Is well known as the author 0 of f the 1 I no familiar hymn 1 I would not live alft alway way ay and a poet of no small email repute mr glowing words me met ills me fro and struck a responsive chord lit in his heart A noble thanksgiving hymn was the result a hymn which at the time was often sung bung but Is now comparatively forgotten it was pu published with appropriate music andi even yet Is suitable for use on similar occasions the hymn heinn contains nine stanzas with chor chorus usand and takes up in order tho the various endres for thanksgiving mentioned in mr Lincol ns proclamation the original title was give thanks all ye people the first verse being as follows give alve thanks all ye people live thanks to uia the lord allelunas alleluias Alle luias lulas of freedom freedo rn w with ith joyful accord tat lat alie to mt and the west north and south bouth roll rol 1 autong YAP mountain mount aln and prairie one thanksgiving song chorus chonn live abanks all ye people give thanks to the lord allelunas Alle lulaa lulas ot of breedom tre rree edom dorn with joyful accord As the lie hymn ayas suggested by sir air Un colna call upon the nation to give thanks doctor of df it ns as the presidents PreaL dents wynm but would not permanently offer such vt title without sir mr Lincol ns approval LW robert 11 minturn a prominent member of doctor congregation was greatly pleased with tile ho and sent a copy to tho the president w alth rt it whom lie he was personally acquainted ash asking ang permission to name dottie the hymn as uio DO author desired sir air lincoln tole tele aplies p back so let h t be in ili july 1805 jr ir norkeo bushnell published in hours flours nt at mule nn an ar 7 ficle teclo I 1 attacking tho the well known hymn ns as nn an unworthy and really humiliating effusion as a anthem doctor bushnell nus linell thus thug refers to doctor production the hymn and air that were gives given to tho the public by doctor muhlenburg a short time ago appear to have missed tho the accident of being fairly born find and for that reason havo have not succeeded the want of tood good accident hero here Is fai fa i to nl but tile tho hymn has real merit it was too long and included three or |