My God, I Thank Thee

My God, I thank Thee who hast made

Author: Adelaide A. Procter (1858)
Tune: WENTWORTH (Maker)
Published in 225 hymnals

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Source: Praise! psalms hymns and songs for Christian worship #209

Author: Adelaide A. Procter

Not to be confused with Adelaide A. Pollard. Adelaide Anne Proctor was born in London, in 1825. Her father, Brian W. Proctor, is well known by his literary nom de guerre of Barry Cornwall. In 1853, Miss Proctor became a contributor to Dickens' "Household Words." Her reputation as a poet was secured by the publication of her first volume of "Legends and Lyrics," in 1858. A second volume was added in 1860. She also published other compositions in poetry and prose. She died in 1864. She was a member of the Roman Catholic Church. --Annotations of the Hymnal, Charles Hutchins, M.A. 1872.… Go to person page >

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Instances (1 - 100 of 225)

A Church of England Hymn Book #646

A Hundred Songs of God and His Kingdom #d45

A Hymnal for Friends #16

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A Selection of Hymns #448

A Service Hymn Book #d87

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A Treasury of Hymns #152

American Church and Church School Hymnal #d198

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American Church and Church School Hymnal #62

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American Junior Church School Hymnal #178

American Student Hymnal #d191

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At Worship #15

Carmina for Social Worship #d166

Christian Hymnal #d303

Christian Praise #257

Christian Worship and Praise #d252

Christian Worship #109

Christian Youth Hymnal #95

Church and University Hymns #d111

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Church Hymnal, Mennonite #18

Church Hymnal, Mennonite #18

Church Hymnal, Mennonite #d331

Church Hymnal, Third Edition #376

Church Hymnal #466

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Church Hymns and Tunes #341

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Common Praise #106

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Complete Mission Praise #471

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Daily Hymns #25

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Elmhurst Hymnal #9

Exalt His Name #165

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Fellowship Hymns #309

Gloria in Excelsis #d418

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Gloria #28

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Hymn Tunes and Carols #41

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Hymnal and Liturgies of the Moravian Church #36

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Hymnal for American Youth #39

Hymnal for Christian Worship #d171

Hymns and Psalms #564

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Hymns and Songs for the Sunday School #159

Hymns and Songs IV #149

Hymns and Songs of Christian Comradeship #9

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Hymns and Tunes for Schools #185

Hymns for Creative Living #179

Hymns for Junior Worship #3

Hymns for Schools and Families #d64

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Hymns for Schools and Families #192

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Hymns for the Church #202

Hymns for the King's Children #d71

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Hymns for the Living Age #91

Hymns of Devotion #d80

Hymns of Fellowship #d92

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Hymns of the Centuries #28

Hymns of the Christian Life #d244

Hymns of the Christian Life #d242

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Hymns of the Christian Life #272

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Hymns of the Church #310

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Hymns of the Faith with Psalms #359

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Hymns of the Kingdom of God #276

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Hymns of the Kingdom of God #276

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Hymns of the Kingdom of God #290

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Hymns of the Living Church #403

Hymns of the Rural Spirit #75

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Hymns of the Spirit #516

Hymns of the Spirit for Use in the Free Churches of America #263

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Hymns of the United Church #399

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Hymns of the United Church #399

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Hymns of Worship and Service #297

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Hymns of Worship and Service (15th ed.) #297

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Hymns of Worship and Service #297

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Hymns of Worship and Service #27

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Hymns of Worship and Service #27

Hymns of Worship and Songs of the Gospel #d185

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Immanuel Hymnal #90

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In Excelsis for School and Chapel #203

In Excelsis for School and Chapel. l7th ed. #d157

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In Excelsis #594

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In Excelsis #a594

Inter-Church Hymnal #122

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Jehovah's Praise #141

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Junior Church School Hymnal #176

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Living Hymns #21

Mawl a chân = praise and song #125

Melody for the Sunday School #d52

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Methodist Hymn and Tune Book #35

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Missionary Hymnal #50a

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New Baptist Hymnal #49

New Worship and Song #6

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Northfield Hymnal No. 2 #161

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Northfield Hymns for Young People #75

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One Hundred Hymns You Ought to Know #123

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Pilgrim Hymnal #98

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Pilgrim Songs (Number Two) #189

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Plymouth Sunday-School Hymnal #160

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Praise and Thanks #B2-10

Praise Him #d166

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Praise! psalms hymns and songs for Christian worship #209

Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs #415

Religious Education Music Manual #d87

Sacred Songs for Church and Home #d302

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Select Songs No. 2 #27

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Service Book and Hymnal of the Lutheran Church in America #447

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