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| | *Tune Name: [[Blessings (Excell)|Blessings]], by [[Edwin O. Excell]] (1851–1921) | | *Tune Name: [[Blessings (Excell)|Blessings]], by [[Edwin O. Excell]] (1851–1921) |
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| | =Lyrics= | | =Lyrics= |
| | *Poet: [[Johnson Oatman, Jr.]] (1856–1922) | | *Poet: [[Johnson Oatman, Jr.]] (1856–1922) |
| − | *Copyright: [[Public Domain]]
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| − | 1. When upon life’s billows you are tempest-tossed,<br>
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| − | When you are discouraged, thinking all is lost,<br>
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| − | Count your many blessings; name them one by one,<br>
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| − | And it will surprise you what the Lord has done.
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| − | [Chorus]<br>
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| − | Count your blessings;<br>
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| − | Name them one by one.<br>
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| − | Count your blessings;<br>
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| − | See what God hath done.<br>
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| − | Count your blessings;<br>
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| − | Name them one by one.<br>
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| − | Count your many blessings;<br>
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| − | See what God hath done.
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| − | 2. Are you ever burdened with a load of care?<br>
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| − | Does the cross seem heavy you are called to bear?<br>
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| − | Count your many blessings; ev’ry doubt will fly,<br>
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| − | And you will be singing as the days go by.
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| − | 3. When you look at others with their lands and gold,<br>
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| − | Think that Christ has promised you his wealth untold.<br>
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| − | Count your many blessings; money cannot buy<br>
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| − | Your reward in heaven nor your home on high.
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| − | 4. So amid the conflict, whether great or small,<br>
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| − | Do not be discouraged; God is over all.<br>
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| − | Count your many blessings; angels will attend,<br>
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| − | Help and comfort give you to your journey’s end.
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| | [[category:Hymns]] | | [[category:Hymns]] |
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| | [[category:Gratitude]] | | [[category:Gratitude]] |
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| − | [[category:Unsourced Lyrics]]
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