My God I, Thank Thee

Words:
Adelaide A. Procter
Music:
Frederick C. Maker

Sheet music

  1. 1My God, I thank Thee, Who hast madeThe earth so bright,So full of splendor and of joy,Beauty and light;So many glorious things are here,Noble and right.
  2. 2I thank Thee, too, that Thou hast madeJoy to abound;So many gentle thoughts and deedsCircling us round,That in the darkest spot of earthSome love is found.
  3. 3I thank Thee, Lord, that Thou hast keptThe best in store;We have enough, yet not too muchTo long for more:A yearning for a deeper peaceNot known before.
  4. 4I thank Thee, Lord, that here our souls,Though amply blest,Can never find, although they seek,A perfect rest;Nor ever shall, until they leanOn Jesus’ breast.Amen.

In the hymnals

  • Written in 1858, the words are in 240 hymnals indexed by Hymnary.org. Their history →

Words, music and setting are in the public domain. The sheet music and words are from PDHymns.com. The piano is the FluidR3 General MIDI sound font (MIT licence). How many hymnals print a hymn, and when it was written, is from Hymnary.org.

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