O Give Thanks

DESCRIPTION: Round. "Oh, give thanks, oh, give thanks, oh, give thanks Unto the Lord, For he is gracious, and his mercy endureth, Endureth forever."
AUTHOR: Original tune: William B. Bradbury (source: The New Golden Shower #100; Averill-CampSongsFolkSongs)
EARLIEST DATE: 1844 ("The Social Singing Book," according to Averill-CampSongsFolkSongs)
KEYWORDS: religious nonballad campsong
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REFERENCES (5 citations):
Averill-CampSongsFolkSongs, p. 434, 446, "O Give Thanks" (notes only)
GirlScouts-SingTogether, p. 13, "Oh, Give Thanks" (1 text, 1 tune)
SongsOfAllTime, p. 31, "O Give Thanks" (1 text, 1 tune)
SongsOfManyNations, "O Give Thanks" (1 text, 1 tune) (CC edition, p. 64)
33MuchLovedSongs, p. 19, "O Give Thanks" (1 text, 1 tune)
NOTES [85 words]: Essentially the same as Psalm 136:1, with a few words repeated to pad it out. Averill-CampSongsFolkSongs says that her "O Give Thanks" is by Anne Hopson Chapin, but I'm guessing she arranged it.
It can be hard to identify this song, given that the only real words are "O give thanks." The 33MuchLovedSongs version, for instance, relegates the rest to the sopranos as a sort of descant, while the altos have to keep repeating "O give thanks." If you look at just the alto part, you can't recognize the song. - RBW
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