Originally composed for our missionary prayer letter in November 2001; recently tweaked for 2021
A Psalm of Thanksgiving
Give thanks to the Lord,
for He is good;
His loyal love always
lasts.
Unchanging in His
faithfulness;
His loyal love always
lasts.
At all times give thanks
to Him;[1]
His loyal love always
lasts.
In sleepless nights and
busy days,
His loyal love always
lasts.
At mealtime and bedtime,
His loyal love always
lasts.
Weekdays and weekends,
His loyal love always
lasts.
For everything give
thanks to Him;[2]
His loyal love always
lasts.
For of Him, to Him,
through Him it is;[3]
His loyal love always lasts.
For mosquitoes, ants, and
fleas,
His loyal love always
lasts.
For pollution and
traffic,
His loyal love always
lasts.
For bus-station puppies
and morning glories,
His loyal love always lasts.
For illness and
uncertainty,
His loyal love always
lasts.
For roses and for thorns,
His loyal love always
lasts.
For past deliverances and
present hope,
His loyal love always
lasts.
In word and deed give
thanks to Him;[4]
His loyal love always
lasts.
Writing a novel or a
grocery list,
His loyal love always
lasts.
Cooking supper or
cleaning commodes,
His loyal love always
lasts.
Building a house or pulling
weeds,
His loyal love always
lasts.
Designing a webpage or
filing insurance,
His loyal love always
lasts.
At battle or in surgery,
His loyal love always
lasts.
In Bible study and
hymn-singing,
His loyal love always
lasts.
In work and in play,
His loyal love always
lasts.
For all people give
thanks to Him;[5]
His loyal love always
lasts.
For all His
image-bearers, of Adam’s race,
His loyal love always
lasts.
For family most dear, for
husband or wife,
His loyal love always
lasts.
For friends new and old,
His loyal love always
lasts.
For leaders wise and
leaders foolish,
His
loyal love always lasts.
For heroes and enemies,
His loyal love always
lasts.
For doctors, nurses, and
lab technicians,
His loyal love always
lasts.
For pastors, elders, and
deacons,
His loyal love always
lasts.
For waitresses and loving
maids,
His loyal love always
lasts.
For difficult people like
us ourselves,
His loyal love always
lasts.
In everything give thanks
to Him;[6]
His loyal love always
lasts.
In sickness and in
health,
His loyal love always
lasts.
In war and in peace,
His loyal love always
lasts.
In sunshine and in
storms,
His loyal love always
lasts.
In riches and in poverty,
His loyal love always
lasts.
In birth and in dying,
His loyal love always lasts.
For better or for worse,
His loyal love always
lasts.
As long as life endures,
His loyal love always
lasts.
Forever and forever,
His loyal love always
lasts.
His loyal love always
lasts.
His loyal love always
lasts.
