{"id":22653,"date":"2014-11-11T00:15:22","date_gmt":"2014-11-11T05:15:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/?p=22653"},"modified":"2014-11-10T23:00:13","modified_gmt":"2014-11-11T04:00:13","slug":"now-thank-god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/2014\/11\/11\/now-thank-god\/","title":{"rendered":"Now Thank We All Our God"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16629\" src=\"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv.jpg\" alt=\"psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv\" width=\"341\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv.jpg 341w, https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv-300x175.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 341px) 100vw, 341px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Now thank we all our God<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">With heart and hands and voices,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Who wondrous things has done,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">In Whom this world rejoices;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Who from our mothers&#8217; arms<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Has blessed us on our way<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">With countless gifts of love,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">And still is ours today.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">O may this bounteous God<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Through all our life be near us,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">With ever-joyful hearts<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">And blessed peace to cheer us,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">To keep us in His grace,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">And guide us when perplexed,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">And free us from all ills<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Of this world and the next.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">All praise and thanks to God<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">The Father now be given,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">The Son and Spirit blest,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Who reign in highest heaven<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">The one eternal God,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Whom heaven and earth adore;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">For thus it was, is now,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">And shall be evermore.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_Z2_JLqOjNY?rel=0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Written by Martin Rinckart and Johann Cruger<br \/>\nSung by The Cambridge Singers and the City of London Sinfonia<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"> * \u00a0 ~ \u00a0 \u2665 \u00a0 ~ \u00a0 \u271e \u00a0 ~ \u00a0 \u2665 \u00a0 ~ \u00a0 * <\/span><\/p>\n<p>What a beautiful old hymn! \u00a0Verse 3\u00a0gives us a wonderful opportunity\u00a0to praise our Lord,<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> \u00a0<em>All praise and thanks to God, the Father now be given<\/em><\/span>. Can you just hear the angels gathering to sing in three-part harmony to give their utmost praise to Him? \u00a0I can feel the peace that would surround me. Come Lord Jesus, Come! \u00a0<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em>The Son and Spirit blest, who reign in highest heaven<\/em>.\u00a0<\/span> Such majesty, such glory, surrounds our Lord and King. We pray blessings upon us from Your holy throne as we lift our voices in song to praise Your holy name<span style=\"color: #800080;\">, <em>the one eternal God, whom heaven and earth adore.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>When the seasons change, do you imagine that God wants to show off His Creation of nature? How much more so that He wants to show us off. For us, He wants us to grow, to pursue Him and let Him become the one to supply all of our needs. We are to tell Him &#8216;thank You!&#8217; with grateful hearts, not just this month or the next, but forever are we to thank Him. Through the easy times and through the times where it would seem we are just climbing and climbing that mountain of issues and pain. <span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em>For thus it was, is now, and shall be evermore.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Our God is Ruler of all the earth and the heavens. That we cannot dispute. For those that try, they will come up short and will not know happiness. That is until they embrace the Lord our God. Then He will receive with open arms the new person in Christ and will welcome back those that will repent and turn to God.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Then Peter said to them, \u201cRepent, and let every one of you be baptized<br \/>\nin the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins;<br \/>\nand you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.\u201d<br \/>\nActs 2:38<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"> * \u00a0 ~ \u00a0 \u2665 \u00a0 ~ \u00a0 \u271e \u00a0 ~ \u00a0 \u2665 \u00a0 ~ \u00a0 * <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Father, we thank You for loving us just the way we are. We ask Your Holy Spirit to walk with us and guide us through our lives. All we have to do is ask for\u00a0the Helper and He will be there to guide us. You have been most gracious with us and we have acted like spoiled children, forgetting to be grateful for Your many gifts and blessings. Help us to cultivate a thankful heart toward You. In Jesus&#8217; name, we ask and pray, Amen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Now thank we all our God With heart and hands and voices, Who wondrous things has done, In Whom this world rejoices; Who from our mothers&#8217; arms Has blessed us on our way With countless gifts of love, And still is ours today. 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