1 For all the blessings that we have received,
Give thanks to the Lord;
So many times our souls he hath relieved,
Give thanks to the Lord.
Refrain:
Give thanks to him from loving hearts today,
For all the blessings dropped upon our way;
Oh, honor him, extol him, while we may;
Give thanks to the Lord.
2 For golden harvest and for sunshine fair,
Give thanks to the Lord;
For love that lightened every pain and care,
Give thanks to the Lord. [Refrain]
3 For health and peace, and many faithful friends,
Give thanks to the Lord;
For every blessing that from him descends,
Give thanks to the Lord. [Refrain]
4 For grace that keeps us in the better way,
Give thanks to the Lord;
Until we meet him in the land of day,
Give thanks to the Lord. [Refrain]
Source: Songs of Grace and Glory: A New and Inspiring Selection of Sacred Songs for Evangelical Use and General Worship #67
Pseudonym: James S. Apple.
James Rowe was born in England in 1865. He served four years in the Government Survey Office, Dublin Ireland as a young man. He came to America in 1890 where he worked for ten years for the New York Central & Hudson R.R. Co., then served for twelve years as superintendent of the Mohawk and Hudson River Humane Society. He began writing songs and hymns about 1896 and was a prolific writer of gospel verse with more than 9,000 published hymns, poems, recitations, and other works.
Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916) Go to person page >
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