Come, Ye Thankful People, Come: Organ Music for Thanksgiving Wednesday, October 15, 2025
Come, Ye Thankful People, Come arr. Phil Lehenbauer
This collection comprises ten diverse and easy organ works, each rooted in a hymn commonly sung in worship services around the American holiday of Thanksgiving. These pieces vary in mood, style, and length, making them perfect choices for preludes, offertories, and postludes. And since there’s no reason to confine our thankfulness to one time of year, all are naturally suitable for general settings as well. Titles include: “A Thanksgiving Offertory,” “Come, Ye Thankful People, Come,” “Bicinium on Nun danket all und bringet Ehr,” “Let All Things Now Living,” “Epilogue on We Gather Together,” “Trio on Ash Grove,” “Now Thank We All Our God,” “Postlude on Now Thank We All Our God,” “Let All Give Thanks and Praise,” and “Reflection on Kremser.”
Thanksgiving Mosaics arr. Jacob B. Weber
Give thanks to the Lord with these six settings of Thanksgiving-themed hymns by Jacob B. Weber. Designed for Thanksgiving observances, these settings are also useful for general praise throughout the Church Year. Weber’s Mosaics series features creative, seasonal settings for the church organist. Titles include: “All People That on Earth Do Dwell,” “Come, Ye Thankful People, Come,” “How Can I Thank You, lord,” “Now Thank We All Our God,” “O Jesus, Blessed Lord, to Thee,” “Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow,” “Praise to the Lord, the Almighty,” “The Lord, My God, Be Praised,” “We Gather Together,” and “We Praise You, O God.”
When Morning Gilds the Skies arr. Anna Laura Page
We are pleased to welcome Anna Laura Page to our gallery of organ arrangers, as she presents a varied collection of hymns ranging from stately favorites to those based on British and American folk melodies. You’ll even find classical touches in tunes by English composers Gustav Holst and Charles Stanford. “When Morning Gilds the Skies” provides much-needed new repertoire for Thanksgiving and all year around in settings that are also easy to prepare. Titles include: “When Morning Gilds the Skies,” “O God Beyond All Praising,” “When, in Our Music, God Is Glorified,” “I Sing the Mighty Power of God,” “Praise the One Who Breaks the Darkness,” “If My People’s Hearts Are Humbled,” “All Things Bright and Beautiful,” and “Come, Ye Thankful People, Come.”
Thanksgiving Simplified arr. Jacob B. Weber
The Simplified series by Jacob B. Weber seeks to provide attractive new settings that are accessible to novice organists but interesting for experienced organists. The settings are easily mastered while remaining artistic. This collection features 10 easy hymn preludes and includes settings of Thanksgiving favorites. Titles include: “Come, Ye Thankful People, Come,” “From All That Dwell Below the Skies,” “Give Thanks with a Grateful Heart,” “Gracious God, You Send Great Blessings,” “Great Is Thy Faithfulness,” “Now Thank We All Our God,” “Praise and Thanksgiving,” “Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven,” “Sing to the Lord of Harvest,” “The Lord, My God, Be Praised,” and “We Plow the Fields and Scatter.”
Autumn Festivals ed. Rebecca Groom Te Velde
With a host of accessible, quality new settings, and with pieces based on all the major hymn tunes, these volumes are a must for every church organist’s library.
The Last Verse for Thanksgiving and Patriotic Celebrations arr. Janet Linker
16 Free hymn accompaniments arranged by Janet Linker for Thanksgiving and Patriotic celebrations. Titles include: “America the Beautiful,” “Battle Hymn of the Republic,” “Come, Ye Thankful People, Come,” “For All the Saints,” “God of Our Fathers,” “Let All Things Now Living,” “Morning Has Broken,” “My Country, ‘Tis of Thee,” “My Hope Is Built on Nothing Less,” “Now Thank We All Our God,” “Rejoice, Ye Pure in Heart,” “Sing to the Lord of Harvest,” “The Star Spangled Banner,” “This Is My Father’s World,” “This Is My Song,” and “We Gather Together.”
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