Music is one of the surest ways to help change our moods and point our hearts in a certain direction.
Here is a list of great Thanksgiving songs to help get your heart prepared for this wonderful holiday.
We’ve created a Spotify playlist so that you can easily enjoy these songs, so please sing along with us these next few days!
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/35DfIE0isB1FLTkNJWc9WL?si=0g5RpiiGS2eirl1qzQXDRw
For the Adults/Older Children:
For the Beauty of the Earth (Folliot S. Pierpoint & Conrad Kocher)
Sample Lyrics:
For the beauty of the earth,
For the glory of the skies,
For the love which from our birth, Over and around us lies:
Christ our God, to Thee we raise this our hymn of grateful praise.”
The Doxology
Sample Lyrics:
Praise God from whom al blessings flow, Praise Him all creatures here below, Praise Him above, ye heavenly host, Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost
All Creatures of Our God and King
Sample Lyrics:
Let all things their Creator bless
and worship Him in humbleness,
O praise Him! Alleluia!
Praise, praise the Father, praise the Son, and praise the Spirit, Three in One:
O praise Him, O praise Him! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
Blessed (Martina McBride)
Sample Lyrics:
I have been blessed
And I feel like I’ve found my way
I thank God for all I’ve been given
At the end of every day
I have been blessed.
Give Thanks with a Grateful Heart
Sample Lyrics:
Give thanks with a grateful heart
Give thanks to the Holy One
Give thanks because He’s given Jesus Christ, His Son
Life of Praise (Casting Crowns)
Sample Lyrics:
I will love You Lord
Not just for the things You’ve done for me
And I will praise You all my days
Not just for the change You’ve made in me
But I’ll praise You for You are holy, Lord
And I’ll lift my hands, but You are worthy of so much more
I’ve got Plenty to be Thankful For (Bing Crosby)
Sample Lyrics:
I’ve got eyes to see with, ears to hear with Arms to hug with, lips to kiss with Someone to adore
How could anybody ask for more? My needs are small, I buy ’em all
At the five and ten cent store
Oh, I’ve got plenty to be thankful for
10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord, Matt Redman)
Sample Lyrics:
Bless the Lord oh my soul Oh my soul
Worship His Holy name Sing like never before
Oh my soul
I’ll worship Your Holy name
Rejoice in all your works (Psalm 104, Wendall Kimbough)
Sample Lyrics:
Oh rejoice in all your works,
King of Heaven, King of Earth!
Every creature you have made declares your praise. We rejoice in all you’ve made,
God of all-sustaining grace!
With the mountain, sky, and sea, we sing your praise!
O Taste and See (Psalm 34, Shane and Shane)
Sample Lyrics:
Taste and see
That the Lord is good Oh blessed is he Who hides in Him
Magnify the Lord with me Come exalt His name together Glorify the Lord with me
Come exalt His name forever
For Children:
If you’re thankful and you know it…
Sample Lyrics:
If you’re thankful and you know it, clap your hands. <clap clap> If you’re thankful and you know it, clap your hands. <clap clap> If you’re thankful and you know it,
Then your face will surely show it.
If you’re thankful and you know it, clap your hands.
Joyful Noise (Ellie Holcomb)
Sample Lyrics:
Sing a song to the Lord, go on and clap your hands Sing a song to the Lord, go stomp your feet and dance Sing a song to the Lord, go on and clap your hands
La la la, la laa, go stomp your feet and dance
Count Your Blessings
Sample Lyrics:
Count your blessings, name them one by one
Count your blessings, see what God has done
Count your blessings, name them one by one
Count your many blessings, see what God has done!
The Turkey Pokey
Sample Lyrics:
You put your right wing in. You put your right wing out. You put your right wing in, And you shake it all about. You do the turkey pokey
And you turn yourself around. That’s what it’s all about.
Thankful (PowerLab)
Sample Lyrics:
Thankful
I wanna be
Grateful
I wanna remember everything that the Lord has done
I wanna be
Thankful
I wanna be grateful
I wanna be
I wanna be
I wanna be
Happy Thanksgiving!
Playlist Assembled by Valerie Cleveland