Now Thank We All Our God
Now thank we all our God
With hearts and hands and voices
Whose wondrous things hath done
In whom His Earth rejoices
Who from our Mother’s arms
Hath blessed us on our way
With countless of gifts of love
And still is ours today
Oh, may your bounteous God
through all our life be near us,
With ever joyful hearts
and blessed peace to cheer us;
And keep us in His love,
and guide us day and night;
And free us from all ills
Protect us by His light
Now thank we all our God
With hearts and hands and voices
Whose wondrous things hath done
In whom His Earth rejoices
Who from our Mother’s arms
Hath blessed us on our way
With countless of gifts of love
And still is ours today
Come, Thou Fount of every blessing,
Tune my heart to sing Thy grace;
Streams of mercy, never ceasing,
Call for songs of loudest praise.
Here’s my heart, take and seal it,
Seal it in Thy courts above.
“Now Thank We All Our God” is an ancient, yet still popular Christian hymn. It was written by Pastor Martin Rinkart in 1637, after he had buried over 4,000 people who had died of an epidemic, one of them being his beloved wife. Still, despite his despair, Rinkart penned this hymn of humble gratitude to God. Interspersed with “Come Thou Font of Every Blessing” this arrangement is offered up as a hymn of thanksgiving. – Marie Osmond
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