527 – Thanks to God!

Thanks, O God, for boundless mercy From Thy gracious throne above Thanks for ev’ry need provided From the fullness of Thy love Thanks for daily toil and labor And for rest when shadows fall Thanks for love of friend and neighbor And Thy goodness unto all.

Thanks for thorns as well as roses thanks for weakness and for health thanks for clouds as well as sunshine Thanks for poverty and wealth! Thanks for pain as well as pleasure All Thou sendest day by day And Thy Word our dearest treasure Shedding light upon our way.

Thanks, O God, for home and fireside Where we share our daily bread Thanks for hours of sweet communion When by Thee our souls are fed! Thanks for grace in time of sorrow And for joy and peace in Thee Thanks for hope today, tomorrow And for all eternity!