The President's hymn : Give thanks, all ye people : in response to the proclamation of the President of the United States, recommending a general thanksgiving on November 26, 1863

Name:

Muhlenberg, William Augustus, 1796-1877

Timespan:

Civil War, 1861-1865

Date:

1863

Language:

English

Publisher:

A.D.F. Randolph

Subject:

Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices, 4 parts); Hymns, English -- United States; Hymns, English; Thanksgiving Day; Thanksgiving Day -- Songs and music; History; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Musical settings; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Resource Type:

Still Image

Form/Genre:

scores (documents for music); hymns

Physical Description:

3 unnumbered pages; 27 cm

Geographic Subject:

United States; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Songs and music

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

For chorus (SATB).; A metrical version of Lincoln's first Thanksgiving proclamation; music by William Augustus Muhlenberg.; English words; 1st verse printed between the lines of music and verses 1-9 printed as text following the music.; Related Work: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. Proclamation for Thanksgiving (1863 Oct. 3).

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Rare Book Collection, Folio M1.A13 K4 Box 15, no. 63

Collection:

Keffer Collection of Sheet Music (University of Pennsylvania)