Abraham Lincoln’s Thanksgiving Day Proclamation

By the President of the United States of America. A Proclamation. The year that is drawing towards its close, has been filled with the blessings of fruitful fields and healthful skies. To these bounties, which are so constantly enjoyed that we are prone to forget the source from which they come, others have been added,…

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Lord of all Hopefulness

Lord of all hopefulness, Lord of all joy,
Whose trust, ever childlike, no cares can destroy,
Be there at our waking, and give us, we pray,
Your bliss in our hearts, Lord, at the break of the day …

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Lord of All Hopefulness

  By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSet74NSDv0&feature=player_embedded] I played this song at last night’s Thanksgiving Mass at my church. I love this old Irish tune and posted a beautiful instrumental version above performed by the O’Neill Brothers. The lyrics by Jan Struthers are worth reading this Thanksgiving Day: *** Lord of All Hopefulness Lord of all hopefulness,…

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Lord of all hopefulness

By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSet74NSDv0] I played this song at last night’s Thanksgiving Mass at my church. I love this old Irish tune and posted a beautiful instrumental version above performed by the O’Neill Brothers. The lyrics by Jan Struthers are worth reading this Thanksgiving Day: *** Lord of All Hopefulness Lord of all hopefulness, Lord…

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