A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion (15th ed.) ‎#496

496. O Give Thanks Unto the Lord!

O, give thanks to Him who made
Morning light and evening shade;
Source and Giver of all good,
Nightly sleep and daily food:
Quickener of our wearied powers,
Guard of our unconscious hours!

O, give thanks to nature’s King,
Who made every breathing thing;
His our warm and sentient frame;
His the mind’s immortal flame;
O, how close the ties that bind
Spirits to the Eternal Mind!

O give thanks with heart and lip,
For we are His workmanship,
And all creatures are His care;
Not a bird that cleaves the air
Falls unnoticed;—but who can
Speak the Father’s love to man!

O give thanks for him who came,
In a mortal, suffering frame,
Temple of the Deity;—
Came to bear our souls on high;
In the path himself hath trod,
Leading back his saints to God.

Text Information

• First Line: O, GIVE thanks to Him who made
• Title: O Give Thanks Unto the Lord!
• Author: Conder
• Meter: 7s. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1866
• Notes: Public Domain.

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