• Lyrics

  I thank thee God, that I have lived I
  n this great world and known its many joys:
  The songs of birds, the sweet scent of hay,
  And cooling breezes in the secret dusk;
  The flaming sunsets at the close of day,
  Music at night, and moonlight on the sea,

  I thank thee, God, for love of Kin
  And fellowship of friends
  And all that makes life dear and beautiful.

  I thank Thee too, that there has come to me
  A little sorrow and sometimes defeat,
  A little heartache and the loneliness
  That comes with parting and the words ‘Good-bye‘;

  Because of these and other blessings poured
  Unasked upon my wondering head,
  And most of all, because Thine only Son
  Once sacrificed life’s loveliness for me, I
  thank Thee, God, that I have lived.

  Elizabeth Craven

Published by Oxford University Press