In the Bible there are many verses about Thanksgiving
Which are applicable for every day that we are living
We see in Nehemiah twelve verses forty six and forty seven
That the entire nation gave thanksgiving to God in heaven
In Psalm ninety five verses two and three
Again thanksgiving to God we do see
In First Corinthians one verses four and five, Paul did write
We should thank God for grace which makes all things right
In Second Corinthians four verses fifteen and sixteen
Grace leading more people to thanksgiving is seen
In Second Corinthians nine verses eleven and twelve
Into generosity and thanksgiving Paul did then delve
Later in Ephesians one verse fifteen and sixteen
Paul's never-ending thanksgiving to God is seen
In First Timothy four verses four and five
True thanksgiving we do not need to contrive
From First Chronicles sixteen verse thirty four
We should give thanks to God forever more
Psalms seven verse seventeen and twenty eight verse seven
Speak about giving thanks to our righteous Lord in heaven
Psalms one hundred verse four and one hundred six verse one
Talk of praising God for His name and all the things he has done
In Isaiah chapter twelve verse number four
Give thanks for God for his deeds of yore
In chapter thirty three verse eleven, Jeremiah does say
To give thanks to the Lord Almighty forever and a day
From First Thessalonians five verse eighteen
"Give thanks in all circumstances" is seen
We all have so much to be thankful for all the time
And that is one of the points of this simple rhyme
But more important than the "what" is the "who"
For God who deserves thanks our whole life through
I know and acknowledge that by God I have been blessed
Of course what His Son did for me outweighs all of the rest
But that does not deter me from giving thanks for other things
A loving family, caring friends, even the morning bird that sings
Being able to worship God without persecution fear
Having a house and food on the table year after year
Dear God, please never let me get complacent about this
For to do so would be very ungrateful and of course remiss
So no matter where you may be living
I wish you a Happy Thanks-giving
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