SONG OF PRAISE by Mrs. J. L. Colegrove

Seventh-day Adventist Missionary Society · Oakland, Cal. · Oct 18, 1883

SONG OF PRAISE.

By Mrs. J. L. Colegrove

BY MRS. J. L. COLEGROVE.

“Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised.” Ps 145:3.

I THANK thee, Lord, for eyes to see The beauteous things of earth; For ears to hear melodious sounds, And words that speak thy worth.

Such sweet, bright views of woods and sky, Of glen and water-fall, Of fragrant flowers, O Lord my God, Thou mad'st and lov'st them all.

And fruits that grow so rich and ripe, And home, and rest, and fire; And guardian watch, and truest peace, My gratitude inspire.

So many hopes, so many joys; So many years of grace, So many gleams of truth and light, The shining of thy face.

Forgiving love—O precious boon! A father's pitying care; And promises that I may claim, A kingdom I may share!

Accept, ere life is gone, O Lord, My highest meed of praise; And still more fill my grateful heart In my remaining days.

Prescott, Ark.