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I Thank You Lord (2001)(SATB and Piano) - A joyous setting in 6/8 of a poem by Grace Trimmer Lefever. The form is ABA. The middle section us uses and ostinato rhythm with sustained parts above it. Interjections of "I Thank You Lord" enter towards the end of this section bringing the work to a triumphant conclusion. Duration 3:00 College Level. 20 pages. Purchase at $2.50 per copy or purchase a $10.00 license. 

I Thank You Lord

by Grace Trimmer Lefever

I thank you Lord for fragrant flowers, trees,

And views from mountain tops that please

I sing your praise along the babbling brook,

And for the beauty of reflected look,

For rivers wide that with the currents flow,

And in my heart your love I really know.

When springtime fruit trees burst into full bloom,

And blossoms can be seen from every room,

I somehow know that later in the year

The ripened fruit will once again appear.

For fields of corn that stand so straight and high,

And flying birds against a brilliant sky,

I thank you Lord, for farms with good rich soil,

And for the work thereon of honest toil.

For homes to raise our families so dear,

No matter if storms come - so dark and drear,

The promise is that just around the bend

We'll see God's glorious rainbow at the end.

I once again sing praises from my heart

O God, How wonderful Thou art!