| Show thanksgiving hyrm well wall liked at birth but now forgotten the fint ant presidential proclamation was that of president Preal deat washington in 1780 1789 on the occasion of the adoption of the constitution the day curiously enough being no vember 20 the date of celebration of Is 1803 this latter was the real fore runner of our national thanksgiving day occasional and special timea times of thanksgiving bad had often boen been appointed by different presidents dente but the year IBM 1803 famous for its ta decisive national victories marked alio also the beginning of the annual series of thanksgiving daya day the creat victories of gettysburg Gettys bun and vicksburg VIcks barg were really the causo of or Lin colna proclamation and hia his ex ey ample baa ban been followed by all bla tits until the annual festival ext ival has become one of our national lanti tut lons the proclamation of 1803 1833 als re roar kable aa an the first of a series ex tending now over fifty year years it waa was ado also noticeable because it waa was the oc carlou of a thanksgiving hymn by the famous reverend doctor muhlenburg of st lukea lukes hospital new york city he la Is well known aa as the author of tho the hymn 07 would not lire live al A way and nd a poet of no email repute mr flowing glowing word words met his eye and struck a responsive chord in his heart A noble thanksgiving hymn waa was the result a hymn which at the time waa was often sung but la is now comparatively forgotten it waa was pub fished with appropriate musac and even yet la Is suitable for use on similar occasions the hymn contains nine with chorus and takes up tip in to order the various causes for thanksgiving mentioned in mr proclamation the original ort final title was give thanks all ye people the first verse belne being a aa a follower follows r A 7 olve thanen an ye people give macka thanks to the lord Alle allelunas lulas of freoa dorn with accord lt lat the but zest and ur the west north and south roll long along I 1 0 sea mountain and pr one on thanksgiving zone boox chorus give thinks au all ro people thanks to the lord Alle alleluia lulas of 0 freedom with joyful accord As the blymn was suggested eucce sted by mr call upon the nation to five give chonka docter octa poke spoke ac f it as the PrId eata glymn but would not eer grer uch such titis without mr colne approval SP Provat mr robert a minturn a prominent mem her bet of doctor s con conf grega boo wae wall greatly with the poem vm and eat X copy MY to the president w with lt h w whoa h ot s h b G w WM PO n m m m 1 11 1 Y a acquaint sa 1 D b ed od ikc to name cir the th hymn h y m ri s u m t ur h e au kether t kw d aelred lel 0 i ar red e d mr 1 L i e cola min twinned bade back so let it be b in 14 jolar 1863 dr published la in noun at jonew an or ar tide attacking the well known hymn america as an unworthy and realty really effual aa as a political p an them doctor bushnell thus refer refers to doctor burra production no hymn and air that were given to the public by doctor muhlenburg barff a hort short utne gro appear to have the accident occident of being fairly bom born and for hat reason have nat succeeded tho the want of food rood accident hero here 1 Is fatal but the hymn bai bax real merit it waa WAS too lony long and included three or X OL 43 G X four verea verses that could have been omitted with advantage advant afe otherwise it might hare have tuck stuck and would have bad had a it fair chance of success for the masic ic which we WO know only by the eye and never heard in a public performance appeared to have a look of prom leethe ise next known reference to this hymn occur occurs in connection with the observance of the fiftieth convocation of the of or Ull nil nola on no bember 20 1015 the alumni quan terly pays bouchea Tou chea of the unusual 1 were added to the exercises exer cleer by the singing of forgotten hymn dedicated to in AM 83 by reverend doctor the hymn which bad had ept previously been sung in public was discovered dia covered by professor Pro feor dodge in a contemporary the new now york tribune i i |
