6.7.6.7.6.6.6.6 [1621]Deo Gratias: Johann Crüger, 1647; harm. Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) German; Martin Rinkart, c.1636; Tr. Catherine Winkworth, 1858 Now thank we all our God, With heart, and hands and voices, Who wondrous things hath done, In whom his world rejoices; Who from our mother's arms Hath blessed us on our way With countless gifts of love, And still is ours today. O may this bounteous God Through all our life be near us! With ever-joyful hearts And blessed peace to cheer us; And keep us in his grace, And guide us when perplexed, And free us from all ills In this world and the next. Amen. |