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-. When upon life’s billows you are tempest-tossed,
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-When you are discouraged, thinking all is lost,
+*Tune Name: [[Blessings (Excell)|Blessings]], by [[Edwin O. Excell]] (1851–1921)
-Count your many blessings; name them one by one,
-And it will surprise you what the Lord has done.
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-Count your blessings;
+*Poet: [[Johnson Oatman, Jr.]] (1856–1922)
-Name them one by one.
-Count your blessings;
-See what God hath done.
-Count your blessings;
-Name them one by one.
-Count your many blessings;
-See what God hath done.
-. Are you ever burdened with a load of care?
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-Does the cross seem heavy you are called to bear?
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-Count your many blessings; ev’ry doubt will fly,
+[[category:Gratitude]]
-And you will be singing as the days go by.
-. When you look at others with their lands and gold,
-Think that Christ has promised you his wealth untold.
-Count your many blessings; money cannot buy
-Your reward in heaven nor your home on high.
-. So amid the conflict, whether great or small,
-Do not be discouraged; God is over all.
-Count your many blessings; angels will attend,
-Help and comfort give you to your journey’s end.
-Text: [[Johnson Oatman, Jr.]], 1856–1922
-Music: [[Edwin O. Excell]], 1851–1921