We thank Thee

By:  Ralph Waldo Emerson

For flowers that bloom about our feet,

Father, we thank Thee.

For tender grass so fresh, so sweet,                            

Father, we thank Thee.

For the song of bird and hum of bee, 

For all things fair we hear and see, 

Father in heaven, we thank Thee.

For blue of stream and blue of sky, 

Father, we thank Thee.

For pleasant shade of branches high, 

Father, we thank Thee

For fragrant air and cooling breeze,

For beauty of the blossoming trees.

Father in heaven, we thank Thee.

For this new morning with its light, 

Father, we thank Thee.

For rest and shelter of the night,

Father, we thank Thee.

For health and food, for love and friends,

For everything Thy goodness sends,

Father in heaven, we thank Thee.

Happy Thanksgiving