Now Thanks Be Unto God

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We thank thee, O our God, for Christ, Thy blessed Son

Author: J. B. Atchinson
Tune: [We thank thee, O our God]
Published in 5 hymnals

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1 We thank thee, O our God,
For Christ, thy blessed Son,
Who, on the lifted cross,
Our peace and pardon won.

Chorus:
We thank thee, Lord, and praise thy name,
For Christ, thy blessed Son;
Who on the Cross of blood and shame,
Our peace and pardon won.

2 We thank thee for thy grace,
Thy mercy, peace, and pow'r,
So lovingly bestowed
Each swiftly passing hour. [Chorus]

3 We thank thee for thy hand,
Our falt'ring steps to guide;
Oh, never let us stray
One step from thee a aside. [Chorus]

Source: Light and Life: a collection of new hymns and tunes for sunday schools, prayer meetings, praise meetings and revival meetings #6

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Author: J. B. Atchinson

Atchinson, Jonathan Bush, born at Wilson, New York, Feb. 17, 1840, and "licensed as a Methodist Preacher," Sept. 6, 1874. Of his hymns the following are the best known:— 1. Behold the stone is rolled away. [Easter.] This was Mr. Atchinson's first hymn. It appeared in the Sunday School Times, Dec. 1874. It is not in use in Great Britain. 2. Fully persuaded, Lord, I believe. [Faith.] Written in 1874 or 1875, and first published in Gospel Hymns, No. 1. It is given in I. D. Sankey's Sacred Songs & Solos, No. 149, with music by W. F. Sherwin. 3. I have read of a beautiful city. [Heaven.] Written about the same time as the former, and published in Gospel Hymns. It is given in I. D. Sankey's Sacred Songs & Solos, No. 4… Go to person page >

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First Line:	We thank thee, O our God, for Christ, Thy blessed Son
Title:	Now Thanks Be Unto God
Author:	J. B. Atchinson
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	We thank Thee, Lord, and praise Thy name
Copyright:	Public Domain