When times are lean with nought to share <br />When love is hard to find <br />Where cold nights reign with cupboards bare <br />Then God is on the mind <br /> <br />But who gives praise when life is grand <br />When God has seen us through <br />Who’ve learned in truth to understand <br />That God remembers too <br /> <br />How oft we fail to thank the Lord <br />For all His kindness done <br />Through love He’ll turn His vengeful sword <br />In Christ His faithful Son <br /> <br />Give thanks to God for large and small <br />Give thanks for life on earth <br />From deep within or not at all <br />Give praise for all you’re worth <br /> <br />Worthy is God of all our praise <br />For all His wondrous deeds <br />Who serve The Truth in all their ways <br />May find they have no needs <br /> <br />Yet still the nations live in stress <br />Where harvest brings defeat <br />They need to turn so God can bless <br />With food for all to eat <br /> <br />Yet those who have can ill afford <br />With belly’s full to sit <br />We need to pray through Christ our Lord <br />We need to do our bit <br /> <br />For things can change as times before <br />When God held back the rain <br />For who can tell if sin once more <br />Won’t change our times again<br /><br />Michael P. Johnson<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/give-thanks-to-god/
