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 Hymn Ideas: Thanksgiving Hymns > ideas > home
by Don Chapman
Can you believe Thanksgiving is less than
a month away?
It's a holiday usually glossed over in the
contemporary worship world. In past years
I'd usually tip my hat to it by doing the
prerequisite "Give Thanks" chorus
somewhere in the praise set. But that song
sounds a bit dated in 2006. I've been bugging
worship leader Tim Light to finish his "Thanksgiving
Song" but I'm still waiting. By the
way, he and I wrote two Christmas praise
songs you might like - download free MP3s
at the PraiseSongStore.com:
A Light Has Dawned:
http://www.praisesongstore.com/ALHD.htm
I Adore You:
http://www.praisesongstore.com/IAY.htm
Anyway, back to Thanksgiving. With a contemporary
hymn
arrangement you have more
options than "Give
Thanks."
For instance, try opening your praise set
with an upbeat arrangement of "For the
Beauty of the Earth" and follow it with
the popular Tim Hughes song "Beautiful
One."
You don't hear "For the Beauty of the
Earth" very often, but it's a great
Thanksgiving-themed hymn and one of my favorite
HymnCharts arrangements. I created it to
segue directly into "Beautiful One."
Another favorite blend of a hymn and praise
song is my arrangement of "Come, Ye
Thankful People, Come" in E major flowing
into "Let Everything That Has Breath."
Listen to soundclips of
both hymns here:
http://www.hymncharts.com/Thanksgiving-Songs.htm
Arranging music isn't rocket science (I'll
give you some arranging tips in future issues
of Hymn Ideas,) but if you don't have the
time, consider a HymnCharts subscription
this holiday season to save you time and
money.
http://www.hymncharts.com
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