Daily Affirmations - Day 4 - Focus on Gratitude - Joyful Thanks

Day 4: Joyful thanks

My lips will shout for joy when I sing praise to You

Giving joyful thanks to the Father… (Colossians 1:12).

Holy God, we praise Your name; Lord of all, we bow before You; All on earth Your scepter claim, All in heav’n above adore You.

Infinite Your vast domain, Everlasting is Your reign. Hark, the loud celestial hymn Angel choirs above are raising;

Cherubim and seraphim In unceasing chorus praising, Fill the heav’ns with sweet accord:

“Holy, holy, holy Lord.”

Holy Father, Holy Son, Holy Spirit, Three we name You; While in essence only One,

Undivided God we claim You, And adoring bend the knee, While we sing this mystery.

~ attr. to Ignace Franz ~ ca. 1774

~ tr. by Clarence A. Walworth, 1858

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Joyful, joyful, we adore Thee,

God of glory, Lord of love;

Hearts unfold like flow’rs before Thee,

Op’ning to the sun above.

Melt the clouds of sin and sadness;

Drive the dark of doubt away;

Giver of immortal gladness,

Fill us with the light of day!

All Thy works with joy surround Thee,

Earth and heav’n reflect Thy rays,

Stars and angels sing around Thee,

Center of unbroken praise.

Field and forest, vale and mountain,

Flow’ry meadow, flashing sea,

Singing bird and flowing fountain

Call us to rejoice in Thee.

Thou art giving and forgiving,

Ever blessing, ever blest,

Wellspring of the joy of living,

Ocean depth of happy rest!

Thou our Father, Christ our Brother,

All who live in love are Thine;

Teach us how to love each other,

Lift us to the joy divine.

Mortals, join the happy chorus,

Which the morning stars began;

Father love is reigning o’er us,

Brother love binds man to man.

Ever singing, march we onward,

Victors in the midst of strife,

Joyful music leads us Sunward

In the triumph song of life.

~ Ludwig van Beethoven

~ Henry J. van Dyke, 1907 ~ alt

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