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For My Home And Friends I Thank Thee

Author: Unknown Meter: 8.7.8.7 Appears in 9 hymnals Lyrics: 1 For my home and friends I thank thee, For my father, mother dear, For the hills, the trees, the flowers, And the s,y all bright and clear. 2 Those I love thou wilt watch over, Tho' they may be far away, For thou lovest little children, And wilt hear the words they say. Amen. Topics: Thanksgiving Used With Tune: HYMN OF THANKS

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HYMN OF THANKS

Meter: 8.7.8.7 Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Myles B. Foster Tune Key: G Major Incipit: 33667 12155 5532 Used With Text: For My Home And Friends I Thank Thee

[For my home and friends I thank Thee]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: Alfred Judson Incipit: 33315 55323 42365 Used With Text: Hymn of Thanks

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For My Home And Friends I Thank Thee

Author: Unknown Hymnal: The Hymnal for Boys and Girls #121 (1936) Meter: 8.7.8.7 Lyrics: 1 For my home and friends I thank thee, For my father, mother dear, For the hills, the trees, the flowers, And the s,y all bright and clear. 2 Those I love thou wilt watch over, Tho' they may be far away, For thou lovest little children, And wilt hear the words they say. Amen. Topics: Thanksgiving Tune Title: HYMN OF THANKS

Hymn of Thanks

Author: C. F. O. Hymnal: Songs for Little Singers No. 3 #56a (1921) First Line: For my home and friends I thank Thee Refrain First Line: I thank Thee, thank Thee Languages: English Tune Title: [For my home and friends I thank Thee]

Hymn of Thanks

Hymnal: Songs for Little People #11 (1905) First Line: For my home and friends I thank thee Languages: English Tune Title: [For my home and friends I thank thee]

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Person Name: Unknown Author of "For My Home And Friends I Thank Thee" in The Hymnal for Boys and Girls In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries.

Myles Birket Foster

1851 - 1922 Person Name: Myles B. Foster Composer of "HYMN OF THANKS" in The Hymnal for Boys and Girls Born: November 29, 1851, London, England. Died: December 18, 1922, London, England. Son of an artist, Foster attended Brighton and Guildford Grammar School and entered the stock exchange. He subsequently enrolled at the Royal Academy of Music and played the organ at St. James Church, Marylebone, and St. George’s, Campden Hill. From 1880-92 he was organist at the Foundling Hospital and at Her Majesty’s Theatre, and was choirmaster of St. James, Holborn. He composed children’s cantatas and much church music. His works include: Methodist Free Church Hymns, 1889 (co-editor) Anthems and Anthem Composers (London: Novello and Company, 1901) History of the Philharmonic Society (London: 1913) --www.hymntime.com/tch/