For quiet brooks, and roaring rivers,
For ice cold water that makes us shiver
For sunny days and gentle rains,
For cloudy skies and fields of grain,
Lord, we pause to thank You

For crops of vegetables and fruit,
For material things we might call "loot"
For food and clothes, homes and heat,
For all the things we call "neat"
Lord, we pause to thank You

For family and friends thru thick and thin
For forgiving us of our sins,
For giving to us a life to live,
For giving to us that we might give,
Lord, we pause to thank You.

For many things we understand,
For many others from Your hand,
For doctors, nurses, teachers and such,
For healings when science can't do much,
Lord, we pause to thank You

For listening to us in our despair,
For coming down our lives to spare,
For showing love beyond compare,
For giving us a God to share,
Lord, we pause to thank You

And now, O Lord, accept our thanks,
And fill our hearts like receptive tanks,
With love for others and for You,
So we might do as You would do,
Yes, dear Lord, we thank You.

Pastor M. Hatfield