O Thou, whose bounty fills my cup With ev'ry blessing meet! I give Thee thanks for ev'ry drop The bitter and the sweet
I praise Thee for the desert road And for the riverside For all Thy goodness hath bestowed And all Thy grace denied
I thank Thee for both smile and frown And for the gain and loss I praise Thee for the future crown And for the present cross
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I thank Thee for the wing of Love That stirred my worldly nest And for the stormy clouds that drove The flutterer to Thy breast
I bless Thee for the glad increase And for the waning joy And for this strange, this settled peace Which nothing can destroy
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