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Beautiful Worship Songs to Celebrate God’s Goodness at Thanksgiving.
I don’t know about you, but music does something that, dare I say, sometimes even prayers can’t. Music has a way of touching you deeply. When you listen to or sing a worship song about gratitude, you’re not just saying thank you to God, you’re feeling it! You’re letting it resonate through your entire being.
That’s why Christian Thanksgiving songs are so central to the perfect Thanksgiving celebration!
In this article, we’ve put together a collection of some of the most beautiful Christian worship songs we could find – both classic and modern. Each one celebrates gratitude, God’s goodness, and giving thanks with love and joy. We’ve also created Youtube playlists that you can use during Thanksgiving if you would like to!
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Modern Thanksgiving Worship Songs
These modern Christian songs are some of the most beloved songs around. They’re singable, meaningful, and packed with gratitude!
Goodness of God – Bethel Music
“And all my life You have been faithful / And all my life You have been so, so good / With every breath that I am able / Oh, I will sing of the goodness of God”
This song beautifully captures exactly what Thanksgiving is all about. It’s a simple acknowledgement of God’s faithfulness over your entire life, no matter the season. When you sing this one, you’re reminded that even though life has ups and downs, God’s goodness never changes.
Gratitude – Brandon Lake
“All my words fall short / I got nothing new / How could I express / All my gratitude? / So I throw up my hands and praise You again and again”
Sometimes there truly aren’t enough words. Sometimes you just have to raise your hands and let your gratitude overflow!
I Thank God – Maverick City Music
“He picked me up, He turned me around / He placed my feet on solid ground / I thank the Master, I thank the Savior / Because He healed my heart, He changed my name / Forever free, I’m not the same”
This is a song of personal testimony. It’s about recognizing what God has done in your life. He didn’t just give you stuff – He changed you. He healed you. That deserves thanksgiving!
Thank You Jesus For The Blood – Charity Gayle
“Thank you Jesus for the blood applied / Thank you Jesus, it has washed me white / Thank you Jesus, You have saved my life / Brought me from the darkness into glorious light”
Maybe this Thanksgiving, your gratitude goes deeper than just material blessings. This song reminds us that our salvation is the greatest gift. That’s definitely worth celebrating this Thanksgiving.
Grateful – Elevation Worship
“I give thanks for all You have done / And I will sing of Your mercy and Your love / Your love is unfailing / Lord, I am grateful”
This song is straightforward and sincere. No complicated theology. Just honest: “I’m grateful”.
Forever – Chris Tomlin
“Give thanks to the Lord, our God, and King / His love endures forever / For He is good, He is above all things / His love endures forever”
Chris Tomlin truly has a gift for writing singable, memorable worship songs. This one keeps coming back to the truth that, no matter what happens, God’s love endures forever!
Worthy is the Lamb – Hillsong Church
“Thank you for the cross, Lord / Thank you for the price You paid / Bearing all my sin and shame / In love, You came / And gave amazing grace”
Thanksgiving is really about recognizing what Christ did for us. This song brings us back to that central truth every single verse.
10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord) – Matt Redman
“Bless the Lord, O my soul / O my soul, worship His holy Name / Sing like never before, O my soul / I’ll worship Your holy Name”
One of my all-time favorites! Matt Redman wrote this song thinking about how many reasons there really are to worship God, and ten thousand doesn’t even begin to cover it!
You Are Good – Kari Jobe
“Your kindness leads me to repentance / Your goodness draws me to Your side / Your mercy calls me to be like You / Your favor is my delight”
This song explores how God’s goodness isn’t just something to be grateful for but also how it actually changes us and draws us toward Him.
Because of Your Love – Paul Baloche
“Because of Your love, we’re forgiven / Because of Your love, our hearts are clean / We lift You up with songs of freedom / Forever we’re changed because of Your love”
Every good thing in our lives flows from God’s love. This song celebrates that.
Songs About God’s Goodness & Blessings
These songs specifically focus on gratitude for who God is and what He provides.
Your Grace Is Enough – Matt Maher
This song celebrates that God’s grace and His undeserved favor is all you really need. You don’t earn it. You’re just grateful for it.
Good Good Father – Pat Barrett
“Because He’s a good, good Father / It’s who He is, it’s who He is, it’s who He is”
Sometimes life can feel chaotic and uncertain but this song reminds us that God is good. And that changes everything!
This Is Amazing Grace – Jeremy Riddle, Josh Farro, Phil Wickham
“Who brings our chaos back into order / Who makes the orphan a son and daughter / The King of Glory the King of Glory”
This song celebrates how God takes broken things and makes them whole again.
Love Came Down – Ben Cantelon
“Love came down and rescued me / I thank You yes I thank You”
Sometimes we need to be remember that God reached down to us – we didn’t reach up.
Blessed Be Your Name – Matt and Beth Redman
“Blessed be Your name in the land that is plentiful / Where Your streams of abundance flow / Blessed be Your name”
This song reminds us to bless and worship God in the good times, but in hard times too.
Modern Christian Thanksgiving Songs Playlist
We’ve put together an awesome playlist of these Christian Thanksgiving songs for you to enjoy! You can use the playlist as background music, or play it out loud to get everyone in the celebratory mood!
Classic & Traditional Thanksgiving Songs
These Christian Thanksgiving songs and hymns have been sung for generations around Thanksgiving tables. They have a depth that is truly timeless!
We Gather Together
“We gather together to ask the Lord’s blessing / He chastens and hastens his will to make known / The wicked oppressing now cease from distressing / Sing praises to his name; he forgets not his own”
This is the classic Thanksgiving song. If you only sing one traditional hymn this season, make it this one.
Come, Ye Thankful People, Come – Henry Alford
“Come, ye thankful people, come / Raise the song of harvest home / All is safely gathered in / Ere the winter storms begin”
This beautiful hymn celebrates the harvest, God’s provision, and safety.
Count Your Blessings – Johnson Oatman Jr.
“When upon life’s billows you are tempest tossed / When you are discouraged, thinking all is lost / Count your many blessings name them one by one / And it will surprise you what the Lord hath done”
This is the song for when Thanksgiving feels hard. When things aren’t going the way you hoped. It reminds you to stop and literally count your blessings, one by one. Soon you will find that your perspective changes as you remember all the good things God has done!
Praise to the Lord, the Almighty – Joachim Neander
“Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation! / O my soul, praise him, for he is your health and salvation!”
Incredible. That’s the word for this one.
Amazing Grace – John Newton
“Amazing grace! How sweet the sound / That saved a wretch like me! / I once was lost, but now am found / Was blind, but now I see”
No Christian Thanksgiving songs list would be complete without maybe the most recognizable Christian song of all time. And for good reason! We all were once lost but through God’s grace we are now saved.
How Great Thou Art – Stuart K. Hine
“O Lord my God, When I in awesome wonder / Consider all the worlds Thy Hands have made / I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder / Thy power throughout the universe displayed”
This song has a way of making us realize just how big and powerful our God truly is! It is truly humbling.
Great is Thy Faithfulness – Thomas Chisholm
“Great is Thy faithfulness, Great is Thy faithfulness / Morning by morning new mercies I see / All I have needed Thy hand hath provided / Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me”
What a beautiful worship song about how God shows up for you every single day!
It Is Well with My Soul – Horatio Spafford
“When peace like a river, attendeth my way / When sorrows like sea billows roll / Whatever my lot, thou hast taught me to say / It is well, it is well, with my soul”
Horatio Spafford lost his daughters at sea and still wrote this song. That tells you everything you need to know about how powerful it is!
What a Friend We Have in Jesus – Joseph M. Scriven
“What a friend we have in Jesus, all our sins and griefs to bear!”
Joseph Scriven wrote this to comfort his mother. It’s about being grateful for Jesus as our faithful friend.
Classic & Traditional Christian Thanksgiving Songs Playlist
Once again, you can find all these beautiful Thanksgiving worship songs and hymns in a playlist ready to fill your home with warmth and gratitude!
How to Use These Thanksgiving Songs
Create a playlist (or use ours!). Download your favorites and listen while you cook, clean, or just sit quietly before the meal.
Sing together. Gather your family and sing one song before dinner.
Learn the words. Pick one and really learn it so you can sing it from memory.
Pray them. Let these songs become your prayers. Sing them as if you’re singing directly to God.
Share them. Send a link to a favorite song to a friend who needs encouragement.
Final Thoughts
When you sing a worship song, you’re not just using your mind but your whole self! Your emotions, your spirit, your body. And when you sing with others, you connect on a level that sometimes words alone can’t reach.
So, this Thanksgiving, give yourself permission to sing! Sing loud. Sing off-key. Sing softly. Sing in your car. In the shower. And everywhere in between.
