Showers of Blessing ‎#4

4. We Come with Thanksgiving

1 O Lord, in thy Zion praise waiteth for thee;
Thy glories are seen on the land, on the sea;
We come to thy courts with thanksgiving today,
With grateful affection our homage we pay.

Refrain:
We come with thanksgiving,—O service of joy!
Thy goodness and mercy our lips shall employ;
We come with thanksgiving, thy love to proclaim,
We praise thee, we bless thee, we worship thy name.

2 “The earth is the Lord’s;” yea, its fulness is thine;
The field and the forest, the wealth of the mine;
Thine all thy years’ bounty, its harvest of gold,
Thy kindness hath crowned us with blessings untold. [Refrain]

3 Ten thousand the dangers that lurk in our way,
But thou hast been with us, our shelter and stay;
Thine arm hath encompassed thy people from ill,
For Israel’s God is Deliverer still. [Refrain]

4 Thy hand hath been open our needs to supply,
Thine ear been attentive to each humble cry;
Thy grace all-abounding, O wonderful gift!
Again with rejoicing our souls we uplift. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: O Lord, in thy Zion praise waiteth for thee
• Title: We Come with Thanksgiving
• Author: E. E. Hewitt
• Refrain First Line: We come with thanksgiving,—O service of joy
• Publication Date: 1888

Tune Information

• Name: [O Lord, in thy Zion praise waiteth for thee]
• Composer: Jno. R. Sweney