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\"My God, I Thank You, Who Have Made\" was written by Adelaide Procter in 1858. This podcast takes a closer look at the words of this thought-provoking prayer of thanksgiving.


Lyrics (slightly modified to modern English):


My God, I thank You, who have made

The earth so bright,

So full of splendor and of joy,

Beauty and light;

So many glorious things are here,

Noble and right.


I thank You, too, that You have made

Joy to abound;

So many gentle thoughts and deeds

Circling us round,

That in the darkest spot of earth

Some love is found.


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.


I thank You, 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.


I thank You, Lord, that here our souls

Though amply blessed,

Can never find, although they seek

A perfect rest;

Nor ever shall, until they lean

On Jesus’ breast.


Music: Matthew Harber (2011)

Recording: Josh McKinsey


For more recordings from Josh, see:


For the hymnal \"Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs,\" which contains this hymn, see:


All Scripture quotations are from the English Standard Version (ESV).


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