Adult Thanksgiving Anthems for the Church Choir

This simple song of gratitude celebrates a plentiful bounty of good things. It begins and ends sweetly, building to a sweeping descant-topped refrain. It's an expressive way to offer thanks at your concert

A traditional text is paired with a lesser-known 18th-century English folk song in a clever arrangement. Set in a minor key, the easy-to-sing melody and simple harmonies make this arrangement attainable by

This Thanksgiving offering is based on the hymn tune KREMSER. Original material presented in unison gives way to the familiar hymn tune with gentle syncopations and accessible vocal lines. Easily prepared

This energetic anthem will be the perfect service opener during the Thanksgiving season or any time of the year. Set in a buoyant 6/8, the endearing melody is quickly learned, and the idiomatic piano part

Simple two-part writing and plenty of unison make this new Thanksgiving hymn easy to learn. Beethoven's beloved HYMN TO JOY is featured, with a new text to fit the theme of giving thanks. The text is

"A grateful heart is what I bring, a song of praise, my offering." Composed for the small choir with accompaniment, this piece opens in unison with a memorable melody that can be sung by choir and

This charming arrangement for Thanksgiving uses 3+3+2+2 rhythms that lend a fresh perspective to the familiar hymn ST. GEORGE'S WINDSOR. Upbeat first and third verses surround a tranquil, melodious second

The familiar tune SIMPLE GIFTS is paired with a Ralph Waldo Emerson text, making it perfect for Thanksgiving worship. With unison stanzas and a recurring four-part refrain, there is a creative simplicity to

The text is by Ralph Waldo Emerson, a prayer of thanks for God's creation and the beginning of a new day. The music is fresh and gentle as it lifts our hearts in thanks.

A delightful German folk melody is combined with the classic text of Now Thank We All Our God in this easily prepared selection for Thanksgiving or general use. An optional flute part provides

Designed to be quickly learned with minimal rehearsal, this energetic two-part mixed anthem contains a hint of Celtic style that lends new life to a classic Thanksgiving hymn.

Combining verses from a modern Eucharistic text by Delores Dufner with the unchanging refrain taken from Ubi Caritas, this work is appropriate and usable in many ways: as a processional,

This Thanksgiving anthem is a flowing, tender ballad that reminds the listener of all of the treasures of life that "are gifts sent from heaven." For the Beauty of the Earth is woven throughout the