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Give Thanks, O Christian People
1. Give thanks, O Christian people,
For workers of our day
Who heed the call to service
And make it their life's way
To go to feed the hungry,
To tend to those in need,
To work for equal justice,
Till all God's folk are freed.
2. Give thanks, O Christian people,
For leaders of our years
Who live to share with others
Our joy when Christ appears,
To teach the ones who seek light,
To guide the faltering feet,
To lead the followers forward
Our living Lord to meet.
3. Give thanks, O Christian people,
For all who love the Lord,
Who live each day believing
In God's eternal Word:
To share Christ's love in living,
To witness with each deed,
To use the talents given
To plant the gospel seed.
4. Give thanks, O Christian people,
For life in fellowship
With all who trust our Savior
Their serving to equip
To ease another's burdens,
To cope in joy and stress,
To magnify God's message
And Christ's great love confess.
WORDS: Mary Jackson Cathey, 1984
MUSIC: Memmingen ms., 17th century Harm. George Ratcliffe Woodward, 1904
Theme: Thanksgiving Hymns