Chords with lyrics
Verse 1:
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We thank thee, O God, for a prophet
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To guide us in these latter days.
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We thank thee for sending the gospel
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To lighten our minds with its rays.
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We thank thee for every blessing
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Bestowed by thy bounteous hand.
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We feel it a pleasure to serve thee
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And love to obey thy command.
Verse 2:
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When dark clouds of trouble hang o’er us
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And threaten our peace to destroy,
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There is hope smiling brightly before us,
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And we know that deliv’rance is nigh.
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We doubt not the Lord nor his goodness.
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We’ve proved him in days that are past.
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The wicked who fight against Zion
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Will surely be smitten at last.
Verse 3:
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We’ll sing of his goodness and mercy.
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We’ll praise him by day and by night,
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Rejoice in his glorious gospel,
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And bask in its life-giving light.
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Thus on to eternal perfection
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The honest and faithful will go,
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While they who reject this glad message
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