We Gather Together
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!
Amen
--Traditional Thanksgiving Hymn
(A translation by Theodore Baker: 1851-1934)
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!
Amen
--Traditional Thanksgiving Hymn
(A translation by Theodore Baker: 1851-1934)
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From the bottom of my heart, I wish you and your families warm Thanksgiving wishes.
To each and every Airman, Soldier, Sailor and Marine; My gratitude for your service and sacrifice is as deep as the ocean, as strong as a mountain range and as genuine as a human's heart can hold.
May Almighty God Bless us all.
16 comments:
Hello Airman mom,
My name is Evelien and i am Belgian, i just wanted to let you know that i love reading your blog. I found it about two weeks ago. I myself am maried to Jonathan who serves in the Belgian army.
I wish yoyu and your family a happy thanksgiving !
Evelien
Happy Thanksgiving, Airmanmom!!!! (and thanks, I'll be singing that song all day now!!!)
Evelien...thank you so very much for taking the time to read my blog. Your kind words are deeply appreciated. Please pass along my thanks to your husband for his service!
julie...Warm Thanksgiving wishes to you and your charming son. I'm so glad you remember the song...as I sang it to my husband, he had no idea what it was! It is a song I remember from my childhood, it often dances through my head on this very special day!
Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours. May the love and laughter of family and friends surround your Thanksgiving table.
Blessings,
Mary
Wishing you and yours a Happy Thanksgiving and wonderful Holiday Season.
God Bless you,
aam
Happy Thanksgiving to a member of my extended family. I hope you have a peaceful, happy and happy day with your family.
LAW
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving. I will definitely be saying an extra prayer today for all our men & women serving as well as rasing my glass to toast them all! God Bless them All.
Congratulations...!we don't celebrate thanksgiving but hope u had a good day!!! Welcome to my blog...
Hope you had a great Turkey Day!!
swg...thank you so much!
susan...thank you for your warm wishes!
debbi....thank you, we know they deserve our prayers.
law...thank you for the lovely wish.
aam...thank you for stopping by!
mary...warm wishes to you and your family!
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