Hymn Devotional - My God, I Thank You
"My God, I Thank You, Who Have Made" was written by Adelaide Procter in 1858. This podcast takes a closer look at the words of this thought-provoking prayer of thanksgiving.
Lyrics (slightly modified to modern English):
My God, I thank You, who have made
The earth so bright,
So full of splendor and of joy,
Beauty and light;
So many glorious things are here,
Noble and right.
I thank You, too, that You have made
Joy to abound;
So many gentle thoughts and deeds
Circling us round,
That in the darkest spot of earth
Some love is found.
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.
I thank You, 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.
I thank You, Lord, that here our souls
Though amply blessed,
Can never find, although they seek
A perfect rest;
Nor ever shall, until they lean
On Jesus’ breast.
Music: Matthew Harber (2011)
Recording: Josh McKinsey
For more recordings from Josh, see:
* https://soundcloud.com/joshamck [https://soundcloud.com/joshamck]
* https://www.instagram.com/asongformyself [https://www.instagram.com/asongformyself/]
For the hymnal "Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs," which contains this hymn, see:
* https://truthbooks.com/phass-hymnal [https://truthbooks.com/phass-hymnal]
All Scripture quotations are from the English Standard Version (ESV).
www.thesacrificeofpraise.com [www.thesacrificeofpraise.com]
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