We thank Thee, Lord!

For all Thy ministries,-

For morning mist, and gently-falling dew;

For summer rains, for winter ice and snow;

For whispering wind and purifying storm;

For the reft clouds that show the tender blue;

For the forked flash and long tumultuous roll;

For mighty rains that wash the dim earth clean;

For the sweet promise of the seven-fold bow;

For the soft sunshine, and the still calm night;

For dimpled laughter of soft summer seas;

For latticed splendour of the sea-borne moon;

For gleaming sands, and granite-frontled cliffs;

For flying spume, and waves that whip the skies;

For rushing gale, and for the great glad calm;

For Might so mighty, and for Love so true;

With equal mind,

We thank Thee, Lord!

John Oxenham

Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe, for our “God is a consuming fire.”

Hebrews 12:28-29 (The New International Version )