I will bless Thee O Lord
With a heart of thanksgiving
I will bless Thee O Lord
Words by Esther Watanabe
Copyright 1970 - 1970 New Song Music - CCLI #264120
When upon life's billows you are tempest tossed,
When you are discouraged, thinking all is lost,
Count your many blessings, name them one by one,
And it will surprise you what the Lord hath done.
Johnson Oatman, 1987
As I think about the blessings in my life, and name them one by one, here are just a few of the things for which I am grateful.
I am grateful for God's on-going mercy and kindness, for the Father's faithful love; that I worship and serve the God who watches over me.
Psalm 121:5,7
I am grateful for the beauty of the created world around me, which points me to our Creator.
I am grateful for my wife Janice, my partner for 40 years. I am particularly grateful for the care she has provided for me over this past year, I have been blessed to share life with a loving, caring wife, mother and grandmother.
Proverbs 31:10 - CEV
My friends at Valley, on this Thanksgiving week, for what are you grateful...and what then do you say?
1 Chronicles 16:35
and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.
G.K. Chesterton