Thanks to God!

1 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!

2 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 up on our way

3 Thanks O God for home and fire side
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 peace in Thee
Thanks for hope today tomorrow
And for all eternity