Presenting: My God, I Thank Thee · Adelaide A. Procter
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1. My God, I thank you that you made
the earth so bright,
so full of splendour and of joy,
beauty and light;
so many glorious things are here,
noble and right.
the earth so bright,
so full of splendour and of joy,
beauty and light;
so many glorious things are here,
noble and right.
2. I thank you, Lord, that you have made
our joy abound;
so many gentle thoughts and deeds
circling us round,
that in the darkest spot on earth
some love is found.
our joy abound;
so many gentle thoughts and deeds
circling us round,
that in the darkest spot on earth
some love is found.
3. I thank you more, that all our joy
is touched with pain,
that shadows fall on brightest hours,
that thorns remain;
so that earth's bliss may be our guide,
and not our chain.
is touched with pain,
that shadows fall on brightest hours,
that thorns remain;
so that earth's bliss may be our guide,
and not our chain.
4. I thank your, Lord, that you have kept
the best in store;
we have enough, yet not too much
to long for more;
a yearning for a deeper peace
not known before.
the best in store;
we have enough, yet not too much
to long for more;
a yearning for a deeper peace
not known before.
5. I thank you, Lord, that here our lives,
though richly blessed,
cannot attain the peace they seek
in earnest quest,
nor ever shall, till face to face
with Christ, they rest.
though richly blessed,
cannot attain the peace they seek
in earnest quest,
nor ever shall, till face to face
with Christ, they rest.