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Thanksgiving Prayers

Prayers for Thanksgiving Day and for giving thanks at any time: the General Thanksgiving, harvest prayers, and psalms of praise.

Thanksgiving Day Prayer for the Nation

Almighty God, ruler of all nations, we enter into thy gates with thanksgiving and into thy courts with praise. We know that the Lord he is God, and that he hath made us and not we ourselves. Thou art our Creator, our Preserver and our bountiful Benefactor. We would call upon our souls and all that is within us to bless and magnify thy holy name. We see thy hand in all our nation's history. For all our manifold blessings, national as well as personal, we thank thee and praise thy glorious name. But in the midst of our thanksgiving we would remember our sins. May thy great goodness lead us to repentance. Forgive our national sins and shortcomings. Save us from forgetfulness of thee. Save us from the lust of power and of pride. So may we become a great nation in righteousness and great in thy service. All of which we ask in the name of Christ our Lord. Amen.

From Prayers for Special Days and Occasions (1930)

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The General Thanksgiving

Bishop Edward Reynolds, 1662

Almighty God, Father of all mercies, we, thine unworthy servants, do give thee most humble and hearty thanks for all thy goodness and loving-kindness to us, and to all men. We bless thee for our creation, preservation, and all the blessings of this life; but above all for thine inestimable love in the redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ; for the means of grace, and for the hope of glory. And, we beseech thee, give us that due sense of all thy mercies, that our hearts may be unfeignedly thankful, and that we may show forth thy praise, not only with our lips, but in our lives, by giving up ourselves to thy service, and by walking before thee in holiness and righteousness all our days; through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with thee and the Holy Ghost, be all honour and glory, world without end. Amen.

From the Book of Common Prayer (1928)

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Prayer for Fruitful Seasons

Almighty God, who hast blessed the earth that it should be fruitful and bring forth whatsoever is needful for the life of man, and hast commanded us to work with quietness, and eat our own bread; Bless the labours of the husbandman, and grant such seasonable weather that we may gather in the fruits of the earth, and ever rejoice in thy goodness, to the praise of thy holy Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

From the Book of Common Prayer (1928)

Thanksgiving for the Fruits of the Earth

Most gracious God, by whose knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew; We yield thee unfeigned thanks and praise for the return of seed-time and harvest, for the increase of the ground and the gathering in of the fruits thereof, and for all the other blessings of thy merciful providence bestowed upon this nation and people. And, we beseech thee, give us a just sense of these great mercies; such as may appear in our lives by an humble, holy, and obedient walking before thee all our days; through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with thee and the Holy Ghost, be all glory and honour, world without end. Amen.

From the Book of Common Prayer (1928)

Evening Thanksgiving

To our prayers, O Lord, we join our unfeigned thanks for all thy mercies; for our being, our reason, and all other endowments and faculties of soul and body; for our health, friends, food, and raiment, and all the other comforts and conveniences of life. Above all, we adore thy mercy in sending thy only Son into the world, to redeem us from sin and eternal death, and in giving us the knowledge and sense of our duty towards thee. We bless thee for thy patience with us, notwithstanding our many and great provocations; for all the directions, assistances, and comforts of thy Holy Spirit; for thy continual care and watchful providence over us through the whole course of our lives; and particularly for the mercies and benefits of the past day; beseeching thee to continue these thy blessings to us, and to give us grace to show our thankfulness in a sincere obedience to his laws, through whose merits and intercession we received them all, thy Son our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.

From the Book of Common Prayer (1928)

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Te Deum

We praise thee, O God; we acknowledge thee to be the Lord.All the earth doth worship thee, the Father everlasting.To thee all Angels cry aloud; the Heavens, and all the Powers therein;To thee Cherubim and Seraphim continually do cry,Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of Sabaoth;Heaven and earth are full of the Majesty of thy glory.The glorious company of the Apostles praise thee.The goodly fellowship of the Prophets praise thee.The noble army of Martyrs praise thee.The holy Church throughout all the world doth acknowledge thee;The Father, of an infinite Majesty;Thine adorable, true, and only Son;Also the Holy Ghost, the Comforter.Thou art the King of Glory, O Christ.Thou art the everlasting Son of the Father.When thou tookest upon thee to deliver man, thou didst humble thyself to be born of a Virgin.When thou hadst overcome the sharpness of death, thou didst open the Kingdom of Heaven to all believers.Thou sittest at the right hand of God, in the glory of the Father.We believe that thou shalt come to be our Judge.We therefore pray thee, help thy servants, whom thou hast redeemed with thy precious blood.Make them to be numbered with thy Saints, in glory everlasting.O Lord, save thy people, and bless thine heritage.Govern them, and lift them up for ever.Day by day we magnify thee;And we worship thy Name ever, world without end.Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep us this day without sin.O Lord, have mercy upon us, have mercy upon us.O Lord, let thy mercy be upon us, as our trust is in thee.O Lord, in thee have I trusted; let me never be confounded.

From the Book of Common Prayer (1928)

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For the Wonderful World in Which We Live

We thank thee, our Father, for the wonderful world in which we live; for the glory of the heavens, for the beauty of earth; for the bright morning following the star-crowned night; for the song of birds, the hum of bees, the fragrance of flowers, and the laughter of children, for the industry of men and women, for all thy gifts of love. So fill us with thy presence, so lead us by thy Spirit this day, that in our homes we may be patient, in our occupations sweet, in our social relations brotherly, in all things Christlike. We ask in the name of Christ our Lord. Amen.

From Prayers for Special Days and Occasions (1930)

Psalm 103

1Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. 2Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: 3Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases; 4Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies; 5Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle’s. 6The LORD executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed. 7He made known his ways unto Moses, his acts unto the children of Israel. 8The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy. 9He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever. 10He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities. 11For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him. 12As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us. 13Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him.

Psalm 103:1-13, King James Version

Psalm 100

1Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands. 2Serve the LORD with gladness: come before his presence with singing. 3Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. 4Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name. 5For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.

Psalm 100, King James Version

The Eyes of All Wait upon Thee

15The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season. 16Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing.

Psalm 145:15-16, King James Version

Psalm 145

1I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever. 2Every day will I bless thee; and I will praise thy name for ever and ever. 3Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable. 4One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts. 5I will speak of the glorious honour of thy majesty, and of thy wondrous works. 6And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts: and I will declare thy greatness. 7They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness, and shall sing of thy righteousness. 8The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy. 9The LORD is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.

Psalm 145:1-9, King James Version

In Every Thing Give Thanks

16Rejoice evermore. 17Pray without ceasing. 18In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18, King James Version

O Give Thanks unto the Lord

1O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. 2Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy; 3And gathered them out of the lands, from the east, and from the west, from the north, and from the south. 4They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in. 5Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them. 6Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses. 7And he led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of habitation. 8Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men! 9For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.

Psalm 107:1-9, King James Version

Thou Crownest the Year with Thy Goodness

9Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it: thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, which is full of water: thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so provided for it. 10Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly: thou settlest the furrows thereof: thou makest it soft with showers: thou blessest the springing thereof. 11Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; and thy paths drop fatness. 12They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness: and the little hills rejoice on every side. 13The pastures are clothed with flocks; the valleys also are covered over with corn; they shout for joy, they also sing.

Psalm 65:9-13, King James Version

It Is a Good Thing to Give Thanks

1It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High: 2To shew forth thy lovingkindness in the morning, and thy faithfulness every night,

Psalm 92:1-2, King James Version

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Thine, O Lord, Is the Greatness

11Thine, O LORD is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O LORD, and thou art exalted as head above all. 12Both riches and honour come of thee, and thou reignest over all; and in thine hand is power and might; and in thine hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all. 13Now therefore, our God, we thank thee, and praise thy glorious name.

1 Chronicles 29:11-13, King James Version

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