Gratitude
For the blessing of Your presence near, That enters with us this New Year, We thank You. For promises Your Word imparts To meet deep longings of our hearts, We thank You. For shelter and our daily bread Received as our Good Shepherd's led, We thank You. For all the "extras" that You've given Above our needs, gracious provision, We thank You. For music, hope, and family - Expressions of eternity, We thank You. For enablement to follow You No matter what we may go through, We thank You. For the Spirit's pull upon our souls To know You more, greatest of goals, We thank You. For Jesus and His sacrifice To take our sin...so high a price, We thank You. For the Father's holiness and love Changeless True One, reigning above, We thank You. For the beautiful world You put us to live on, And for the new one we'll see at eternity's dawn, We thank You. "For of Him and through Him and to Him are all things, to Whom be glory forever. Amen." (Rom. 11:36) ...