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)