Over The River And Through The Wood (The New England Boy's Song About Thanksgiving)

 

"Enter into His gates with thanksgiving and a thank offering
and into His courts with praise!  Be thankful and say so to Him,
bless and affectionately praise His name!

For the Lord is good, His mercy and loving-kindness are everlasting,
His faithfulness and truth endure to all generations."
(Psalm 100:4-5)

"Home To Thanksgiving"
Currier & Ives
(1867)
Image courtesy/Wikipedia

Over the river and through the wood,

To grandfather's house we go:

The horse knows the way

To carry the sleigh

Through the white and drifted snow.

Over the river and through the wood--

Oh, how the wind does blow!

It stings the toes

And bites the nose,

As over the ground we go.

Over the river and through the wood,

To have first-rate play.

Hear the bells ring,

"Ting-a-ling-ding!"

Hurrah for Thanksgiving Day!

Over the river and through the wood,

And straight through the barn-yard gate.

We seem to go

Extremely slow---

It's so hard to wait!


Over the river and through the wood--

Now grandmother's cap I spy!

Hurrah for the fun!

Is the pudding done?

Hurrah for the pumpkin-pie!

"Over The River And Through The Wood"
(The New England Boy's Song About Thanksgiving)
(1844)
Lydia Maria Child
(1802-1880)
American novelist, social activist,
 and poetess