Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. King David playing the lyre in a scene from a 15th-century manuscript of the Book of Psalms. Historica Graphica ...

In previous Thanksgiving columns, I’ve feasted on “turkey” and explored the peregrinations of “pilgrim.” But some of the trickiest turkey terms lurk in the Thanksgiving hymns we sang as children.

Discover the most famous patriotic hymns of gratitude in the US, their meaning, and why they are often linked with Thanksgiving traditions. 9 Patriotic Hymns of Gratitude in the U.S. for Thanksgiving ...

This Scribbler column was originally published on Nov. 24, 1992. Updated November 2025. Many Scribbler readers will know that Lancaster educator John Piersol McCaskey wrote "Jolly Old St. Nicholas" ...

Unfortunately you've used all of your gifts this month. Your counter will reset on the first day of next month. “A Hymn of Thanksgiving,” published by the Post-Dispatch on Nov. 26, 1899. “A Hymn of ...

Its mention of God makes it verboten in schools today. But not too many years ago this was the season when teachers would lead their students in the great ecumenical Thanksgiving hymn, "We Gather ...

Thanksgiving doesn’t ring in the ear for months on end, unlike another holiday that lies just ahead. Yet readers may remember a couple of hymns that roll around each November in church, around the ...

David W. Stowe, Professor of Religious Studies, Michigan State University None of these impulses are uniquely Christian, or even religious. But hymns of praise and gratitude have been central to ...