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"'Thanks Be to Thee' is said to be an arrangement of Handel's 'Dank sei Dir, Herr'. However, this is a spurious Handelian work. References to 'Dank sei Dir, Herr' being composed by Handel date from the late 19th century in Germany. The true origins of 'Dank sei Dir, Herr' remain unknown. Channing LeFebvre arranged 'Dank sei Dir, Herr' for organ. Siegfried Ochs is generally attributed with the first arrangement of 'Dank sei Dir, Herr' resulting in 'Thanks Be to Thee'. 'Thanks Be to Thee' was arranged by many other composers, including Vogel, Page, Houseknecht, Christiansen, Harris, Shaw, Causey, Bement, Wilson, Wiley, Forsblad, Nichols, et al. Although the origins of 'Thanks Be to Thee' and 'Dank sei Dir, Herr' are cloudy, Handel scholars are convinced that Handel did not compose either work."

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