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Gathering Together for This Thanksgiving

by PamFord Davis 
11/19/24
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“For where two or three have gathered together in My name, I am there in their midst (Matthew 18:20 NASB).”

Prayer of Thanksgiving/Lyrics by Theodore Baker/Public Domain

‘We gather together
to ask the Lord’s blessing;
he chastens and hastens
his will to make known;
the wicked oppressing
now cease from distressing:
sing praises to his Name;
he forgets not his own.

Beside us to guide us,
our God with us joining,
ordaining, maintaining
his kingdom divine;
so from the beginning
the fight we were winning:
thou, Lord, wast at our side:
all glory be thine!

We all do extol thee,
thou leader triumphant,
and pray that thou still
our defender wilt be.
Let thy congregation
escape tribulation:
thy Name be ever praised!
O Lord, make us free!’

Free?

Yes, free indeed!

“So if the Son sets you free, you really will be free (John 8:36 NASB)”


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RikCharbonneaux. To Your Health  
21 Nov 2024
What a great hymn! As usual, you prompt us to search further upon your words and quotes and the history on this hymn is wonderful. Written by a Dutchman following the Dutch defeat of the mighty Spanish Navy, it truly expresses the nation's heartfelt Thanksgiving to the Lord for this victory.
You are so right about "free"! Thank you Pam! :)
RikCharbonneaux. To Your Health  
21 Nov 2024
Sorry Pam, forgot to qualify the source: Dutchman Adriaen Valerius wrote "Wilt heden nu treden" (We Gather Together) in 1597. (Translated to English by Baker in 1894.

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