Thanksgiving hymn

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The pilgrim people long ago

Author: Edith Lovell Thomas
Tune: VOM HIMMEL HOCH
Published in 1 hymnal

Piano/Organ
	Easy Organ Library, Vol. 52

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Author: Edith Lovell Thomas

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Text Information

Text Information

First Line:	The pilgrim people long ago
Title:	Thanksgiving hymn
Author:	Edith Lovell Thomas
Copyright:	Public Domain

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Tune

VOM HIMMEL HOCH

Initially Luther used the folk melody associated with his first stanza as the tune for this hymn. Later he composed this new tune for his text. VOM HIMMEL HOCH was first published in Valentin Schumann's Geistliche Lieder in 1539. Johann S. Bach (PHH 7) used Luther's melody in three places in his wel…

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